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January 23, 2025

Pioneer Institute Study Calls for Reforms to Ensure that Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Benefit Patients, Healthcare Payers

Congress likely to take up PBM reform early this year; Pioneer Institute Calls for PBM’s to be more transparent
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January 6, 2025

Mapping Mass Migration: Massachusetts Remains a Top Destination for Immigrants

This week's edition of Mapping Mass Migration will cover foreign migration into Massachusetts in 2023 and since 2010, including an examination of the most and least attractive destinations for immigrants by state, a demographic breakdown of immigrants arriving in Massachusetts, and an analysis of how these trends have changed over time.
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December 19, 2024

Mapping Mass Migration: New Census Data Shows Continued Out-Migration from Massachusetts to Competitor States

“Mapping Mass Migration” is Pioneer’s new newsletter covering state-to-state migration and population change in Massachusetts. It will use IRS data, American Community Surveys from the Census Bureau, and Census components of population change estimates to examine how migration is affecting the demographic...
December 11, 2024

What To Do About 340B

In 1992, Congress thought it had a brilliant idea to help hospitals that served low-income and uninsured patients. Under the 340B Drug Pricing Program, Congress simply required pharmaceutical companies to sell their drugs to certain non-profit hospitals at steep discounts. Congress felt...
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December 9, 2024

The House Call - Mayor Wu Wants to Overhaul Boston's Arcane Development Approvals Process? Here Are Three Reform Options

Pioneer Institute is debuting The House Call, a monthly newsletter covering housing-related news and market trends in Massachusetts. The first issue explores reform options for Boston's arcane development approvals process and major reform items from the state's November 2024 economic development bill. Read our December issue today!
December 3, 2024

The Roger Perry Internship Program

Pioneer has established the Roger Perry Internship Program to support college-age students who seek opportunities to enhance their educational experience with practical training in an energetic and creative public policy environment.
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November 18, 2024

Massachusetts Job Market Bears Watching

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent national jobs report made headlines because it indicated the US economy added just 12,000 jobs in October, falling far short of the expected 112,500-job gain. While the number is preliminary and could be revised, it...
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October 11, 2024

McAnneny October Monthly Musings – Ballot Initiatives

Election season is upon us.  In a few short weeks, voters will go to the polls and vote for our next president and a slate of local officials.  They will also decide on five ballot initiatives.  It got me thinking about the...
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September 12, 2024

Is Massachusetts at a Turning Point – 10 Data Points That Give Me Pause

Massachusetts tops the charts in many studies.  Best public education system, great quality of life and its highly educated population come to mind.  More recently, there have been several statistics that may provide early warnings that the Bay State may be facing...
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August 14, 2024

Wrap Up of the Massachusetts Legislative Session - Or Is It??

The Massachusetts Legislature meets for two years beginning in January after an election year and continuing until the last day of July of the following year. The 193rd session of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as this legislative session...