Patrick Admin’s Misdiagnosis on ACA Transparency

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This post was co-written by Michael Morisy. During this year’s…

Are ACOs designed to care for grandparents also good for their grandkids?

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This op-ed ran in the Boston Business Journal Friday September…

Does Your Doctor Know How Much That Costs?

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A local group  (run by a former classmate of mine) is accepting…

Obama Admin Rethinking Massachusetts Model?

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The summer has led to little news from the Legislature and…

Governor, When is Excessiveness Excessive?

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The state senate is trying to decide whether to override the…

Wishful Thinking On Romneycare & Obamacare for Employers

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Over at the left-of-center blog The Incidental Economist, Austin…

Massachusetts is 1st in the Nation on Health Care Cost!

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However, this gold medal is one we wish we could return. Kaiser…

Do you feel safer in a hospital or on an airplane?

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The World Health Organization released a report recently that…

Feds Crapping Away Health $ and Increasing Deficit

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GAO (Government Accountability Office) will release a report…

Vermont Single-Payer Plan Full of Holes

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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts held a…

Beacon Hill’s Budget MassHealth Mirage

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Today the Legislature will vote on the final state budget. I…

HCFA & GBIO’s Misdiagnosis

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Health Care for All and the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization…

Misinformation About Massachusetts Reform from the Left

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Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor of The New Republic tries to undercut…

Doc Gives Grim Diagnosis to “HCR II” in MA

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WBUR's CommonHealth blog posted an interview with Dr. Wayne…

Mass Takes a Pass on HSAs

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America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) released a report on…

Beacon Hill’s Magical Mystery Medicaid Savings

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As the Senate and House work to reconcile their respective versions…

MA Public Opinion of RomneyCare

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Kay Lazar had an interesting piece in The Boston Globe on a…

More Bad News for Governor’s Regulatory Regime for Payment Reform

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A Washington Post article today is sure to influence the debate…

Is Medicaid (MassHealth) Preventing the Poor from Breaking out of Addiction?

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Lawrence Harmon of The Boston Globe had a very interesting…

Gov. Patrick’s Regulatory Regime for Payment Reform

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This was the testimony I submitted today to the Joint Committee…

Maine Moving on Health Care

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An interesting experiment is about to be unleashed in one of…

Massachusetts Medicaid “Savings” in Trouble?

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The New York Times reports In a new effort to increase access…

Connector Saving Taxpayer Money

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On this blog-- and in the press-- I have often been critical…

Harvard’s Effort to Make Cities Matter

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Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative has recently launched…

Pioneer Goes Local! “MuniShare” Municipal Report Contest

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As part of Pioneer Institute's annual Better Government Competition,…

Lessons from Massachusetts Health Care Reform (Romneycare)

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Last month marked the first anniversary of the federal healthcare…

Gov Patrick Confused on Economics on “Daily Show”

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Governor Patrick was on Comedy Central's "Daily Show" Tuesday…

Romney Gets ALL the Credit for RomneyCare?

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Today is the 5th anniversary of the signing of Chapter 58 (health…

Governor’s Pep Rally on Health Care Cost Containment

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Governor Patrick held an informational briefing on cost containment. The…

Health Care Econ-101 For Governor

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During an appearance on WTKK-FM today, Governor Patrick dipped…