So after some uproar from the business community, House Speaker DiMasi admits a technical error (not "minor", but literally technical) in his health care bill, and says he'll fix it so as not to penalize companies that do offer … [Read more...]

There's a point from the Globe's editorial today about the health care debate that really bears repeating, especially as we begin to hear resistance from some (though not all) business groups:Spokesmen for small businesses came out against … [Read more...]

Here's my quick-n-dirty first take on the House's plan, to be unveiled tomorrow am. See this post for the sections to which I'm referring.A. The expansion of MassHealth is good: It's the strategy for which we had hoped in expanding access … [Read more...]

The bill enhances outreach and enrollment for Medicaid-eligible families and individuals by providing support to community-based agencies for sustainable outreach programs. An additional $80 million is provided to increase Medicaid hospital … [Read more...]

Good gravy. We're not satisified with our own screwed-up health care system -- now we're actually exporting it:...Experts questioned the priorities of Washington's $1-billion rebuildingplan, which has focused on construction instead of … [Read more...]

A letter from former Massachusetts Medicaid commissioner James J. Callahan Jr., in yesterday's Globe:AN INDIVIDUAL mandate for healthcare coverage is bad public policybecause it assumes that the provision of healthcare is an individual,not … [Read more...]

So, with health care reform (or "reform") apparently barrelling down the pike, we always knew the devil was going to be in the details. And now, all stakeholders will find themselves challenged -- ethically, economically, … [Read more...]

Sen. Barrios has an interesting perspective, which in a sense may show the general direction of the Senate as much as his own wishes for the legislation. Barrios is a self-described "progressive Democrat", who places the greatest … [Read more...]