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Do No Harm to the Health Policy Commission
/in Blog, Blog: Healthcare, Blog: Healthcare Transparency, Featured, Health Care, Healthcare, News, Price Transparency /by Barbara AnthonyWith only weeks left in the Massachusetts legislative calendar, there are once again hundreds of proposed bills left for the legislature to deal with. This means lots of backroom talks and deals will be required for the legislature to complete its work before the July 31 recess. Many bills will be passed and many more will be sent to the legislative graveyard – all of it shielded from the light of day. Among this stack of bills is a health care “market oversight reform” measure passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate. In large measure, H.4643 aims to plug the regulatory loopholes that allowed for-profit Steward Health System’s equity partners to pillage eight local hospitals. Such […]
How Public Transportation’s Efficiency Changed During Covid
/in Blog, Blog: MBTA, Blog: Transparency, Blog: Transportation, COVID, COVID Transparency, COVID Transportation, Transportation /by Raif BoitThe MBTA’s efficiency plummeted during Covid; as people chose either personal transportation or personal work, the MBTA lost significant ridership. However, it maintained its vehicle fleet and the depth of its services even as its operating cost per passenger mile increased dramatically.
Is Free Community College What Massachusetts Needs?
/in Blog, Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News /by Eileen McAnnenyThe Massachusetts Senate proposed making community college tuition free for all residents of the Commonwealth as part of its FY2025 budget. Pioneer explores whether this program is what Massachusetts needs to prepare its residents for gainful employment and how it interacts with the state’s extensive workforce development infrastructure.
Georgetown’s Dr. Marguerite Roza on Federal ESSER Funds & the Fiscal Cliff
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffDr. Roza explores the complexities of education finance and its impact on American K-12 education. She outlines the three phases of school funding over the past 40 years and their effect on equity and student achievement. She highlights that only about half of the K-12 education dollars reach student instruction, with significant funds absorbed by the ever-expanding education bureaucracy.
Unemployment in Massachusetts by Race
/in Blog, Blog: Economy, Blog: Transparency, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News /by Dana DiChiroUnemployment rates vary based on racial groups. Most minority groups face higher unemployment rates in Massachusetts than the majority White population.