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Supreme Court: The Spirit of Massachusetts *IS* the Spirit of America

June 29, 2015 By brian 2 Comments

Both the Supreme Court's decisions to approve ObamaCare tax credits and the rejection of state laws banning same-sex marriage take ideas that were first implemented in Massachusetts and make it national law. So now it's official: The Spirit … [Read more...]

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Chris Christie Didn’t Study Massachusetts Health Care, Either.

March 21, 2014 By brian 6 Comments

NJ Governor and Chair of the Republican Governors Association, Chris Christie, never did a study of traffic on the George Washington Bridge. He apparently never studied health care in Massachusetts, either. Yesterday, his RGA issued a … [Read more...]

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FAQ: Why did the Connector need a new website? Why can’t they just use the old one?

February 5, 2014 By brian 5 Comments

With the continuing issues with the Health Connector/MassHealth enrollment website, we get asked the following questions constantly: The old web site worked just fine. Why did they need to build a new one? Why can't they just go back to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aca, health-care, health-reform, obamacare

Fairness and Responsibility: What Should Happen Now With The Massachusetts Employer Provisions

July 3, 2013 By brian 9 Comments

The budget just sent to Governor Patrick includes provisions repealing the Massachusetts Employer Fair Share statute. This is the requirement that employers with 11 or more workers must provide "fair and reasonable" health insurance … [Read more...]

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Call on Globe To Correct Scott Brown: Obamacare REDUCES the Federal Deficit

November 5, 2012 By brian 3 Comments

Did you see the Globe's Sunday Metro-front box, on the key positions of Senate candidates Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren? Did you catch the huge mistake, in the very first line? Under the issue topic "deficit" (which is shorthand for … [Read more...]

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New Analysis: Scott’s Brown’s Health Policy Would Increase Massachusetts Seniors’ Medicare Costs by Approximately $500 Per Year

October 23, 2012 By brian 2 Comments

Yesterday, Community Catalyst Action Fund released a devastating new report, looking at the impact of implementing Scott Brown's promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) lowers seniors’ Medicare costs by … [Read more...]

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Join Us at the “VoteHealthCare.org Purple Bus Tour – Friday, Noon, City Hall Plaza

September 27, 2012 By brian Leave a Comment

On Friday (9/28) at noon, the Purple Bus VoteHealthCare.org Tour pulls into City Hall Plaza, by the Government Center T stop. Kathie McClure is a lawyer and a mother of two from Georgia who embarked in "The Purple Bus adventure" to tell … [Read more...]

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Should Our Premium Dollars (and Tax Dollars) Pay For Willy Wonka?

June 25, 2012 By brian Leave a Comment

                    Last week, WBZ-TV reporter Jon Keller turned his investigative eye to the pharmaceutical marketing gift ban. Who is suffering because … [Read more...]

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More Circus Antics — especially juggling — Around Romney and Massachusetts Health Care

October 24, 2011 By brian Leave a Comment

The press is busy looking for dirt on Romney's health care achievement in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, most of the muck being heaped on our universal health care law is misguided or incomplete, including a story in today’s L.A. Times which … [Read more...]

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Join Us in Calling For A Freeze on Health Care Cost Increases. Noon Rally – State House Steps.

June 30, 2011 By brian Leave a Comment

Today, HCFA and GBIO are issuing a challenge to insurers to freeze health premiums for one year or until a meaningful long-term cost containment solution is reached, and urged all stakeholders - doctors and hospitals, government, insurers, … [Read more...]

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Despite the headway we’ve made on climate change, it remains an existential threat to our way of life. This challenge requires a global approach and I’m glad MA is doing its part to guarantee a safer planet for future generations. #climatescience #MApoli
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If I can paraphrase, a clean, safe, and equitable Commonwealth isn't one where poor people are saddled with the costs of EVs, but one where the rich fight for electrified transit for all. #mapoli

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This seems like a positive development for America, frankly. https://twitter.com/MattGrossmann/status/1381922508325191686

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For @TheAtlantic, I wrote about how we’re facing a doom loop of minority rule by white conservatives and the next two years may be our last chance to avoid slipping into it forever. Our leaders must treat this as the crisis that it is and act with urgency. https://trib.al/X0NAofi

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1/ Today, we revealed a new banner at the compressor site that reads, "Out of Order". The compressor station is currently not operational, after Enbridge experienced it's third accident is just 8 months. #NoCompressor

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