Feds giving a safety net to Massachusetts’s safety net hospitals?

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Two of the most prominent “safety net” hospitals in Massachusetts…

Ths is getting ugly.

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Today’s Globe story regarding Insurance companies' unwillingness…

Unintended Consequences?

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The Wall Street Journal reports today that the recently passed…

Crying won't help you

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Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good When the…

MA vs. US: Round 2: Employer Penalties

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Sorry, It's been awhile. Although the MA reform was considered…

A novel way to present your resume

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Jon Kingsdale, former executive director of the Commonwealth…

A missed opportunity to fix small business insurance

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Small business insurance has been a mess in this state for a…

Auto insurance does not equal health insurance

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What's wrong with a government mandate for health insurance?…

So whaddaya think about Sunday's vote?

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Many thoughts but here are three key ones: 1) What a wasted…

Connecting with small businesses?

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State House News Service (subscription required) reports that…

Opportunity for Coakley in March

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While the Democratic party "commentariat" has had afield day…

Be Careful What You Ask For

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When I read the informative report released by DHCFP and reported…

CPOE Initiative

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In 2004, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC), in…

Health Insurance Cost Control

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The combined use of limited, or slective, provider networks and…

A National Market for Individual Health Insurance

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Health insurance markets are regulated by the states under the…

Wellness Health Incentive Payment Program

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Suitable healthcare should always involve an accountable partnership…

Overseas Surgery

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So, I’ve heard about the increase in Americans seeking expensive…

Small Employers, there is something you can do.

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Many people have received coverage via health care reform and…

Transparency — Bring it on

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On Friday, my old agency released a report entitled “Measuring…

Federal health care mandate and the Commerce Clause

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Robert Levy, chairman of the CATO Institute, is a brilliant guy.…

Rethinking EMTALA

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On the drive in this morning I heard an interesting idea being…

Let the Patients Choose

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(Editor's Note: Pioneer welcomes our Senior Fellow on Healthcare,…

Where is Rahm Emanuel?

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When he was selected last year by President Obama to be his chief…

Rationing Health Care

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Observers both here and across the country are trying to extrapolate…

St. Patrick’s, er, I mean Evacuation Day

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Couple of items on the manufactured scandal over Evacuation and…

Questions Michael Flaherty, Sam Yoon and Kevin McCrea should be asking

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The Globe this week ran successive stories (here and here) regarding…

So you want European-style health care

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Atul Gawande has a great piece in this week's New Yorker on the…

Benefit blowout

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You are constantly berated for not saving money, folks. You overspend.…

Counterintuitive Healthcare Cost Data

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It has been the conventional wisdom that small businesses are…

Blue Cross Blue Shield – The Public Trough?

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I hate to go on a rant here, but $70,000 to be on the board of…