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Real Competition at the Health Connector?

February 11, 2011 By josh_pioneer 1 Comment

The Connector Board yesterday moved forward with plans to introduce "competition" into the bidding process for insurers selling to those buying coverage within Commonwealth Care (CommCare). CommCare: more than 160,000 residents - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: connector, deval-patrick, health-care, healthcare

SJC rules on health care access: Step One: Health Insurance two step

April 13, 2010 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

Today the SJC ruled in Provencal, or the slip opinion link that if your employer offers health insurance, and pays at least 33% of it, even if you cannot afford that insurance and would have been eligible by income for a subsidized policy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: connector, employer-subsidized-health-insurance, esi, health-care, health-insurance, provencal

Murray’s Prescription for Health Care: Lower Expectations

March 4, 2008 By political-inaction Leave a Comment

While that part of her plan is plain old silliness the problem arises with this: Murray's bill will begin "allowing patients to choose nurse practitioners as primary care providers," So what do we really need doctors for anyway? If a nurse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: connector, health-care, murray

Connector to hike the hell out of premiums and co-pays — 14%!!

February 25, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 9 Comments

Commonwealth Care, the subsidized insurance offered by the state, is likely to get a hell of a lot more expensive this year -- premiums up by 14%, co-pays way up. The ACT!! coalition is leading the action on this -- get your digs in to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordability, connector, health-care, massachusetts

Why the personal mandate is in trouble. ($$$)

June 6, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 8 Comments

At TAPPED, Len Nichols makes the case for the personal mandate:So, individual mandates (with subsidies) make markets more efficient and more fair. Then why do some unions and their progressive allies oppose them so strongly? Good question. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: connector, health-care, massachusetts

Connector still goofy to artists

June 5, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 7 Comments

BostonNOW notes that the new health care law uses artists' gross income as their eligibility for subsidized Commonwealth Care, not their net (i.e. minus expenses for supplies and whatnot). Someone named "Eric from the Connector's staff" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: artists, connector, health-care

Health Care: Connector swings and misses

January 20, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 22 Comments

No, no, no, this is not going to work:At today's meeting, the Policy Committee members and the public who attended learned that the average premium for MCC [Minimum Creditable Coverage, the "cheap" option] plans submitted by the State's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: connector, health-care, massachusetts

Connector Authority, it’s up to Patrick

December 1, 2006 By johnk 7 Comments

The Connector Board had another policy meeting yesterday.  After the meeting they posted their Policy Committee Recommendations.  They did detail recommendation for the high end of coverage called the Premier Plan.  Seems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: connector, mcc

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poebostonDan Currie@poeboston·
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How Jack Welch’s Reign at G.E. Gave Us Elon Musk’s Twitter Feed https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/jack-welch-ge-ceo-behavior.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DIDmwbiO4IGImG9lzWIqhqbNh2wDmfT98EP7JqT_F1i-VSP0VzSg6y5JuYnZBPawMElbWOZEJklZTcQeJ_tjbwcmiyLOo4mLG1thzcaGf1DaXV2GkmJVtivZtmdly13HNbk6-UFeQjiNl6zu5hUs4hPUoIZiSPtvboAxlsap7RPlyHtF5AC6wOUirTnNWc97sHbA5SbFvBR3996m4_g8hObJJVZO2sak59J7etxOkZGWdqL4y2BpIuRICylrlitbfFqRTk29MiaJcpw64X0iSHQACPvSB7&smid=tw-share via @nytimes > #bospoli #mapoli #fraud #bombast #disinformation #greed #capitalism #trumpism #MakeGEpay

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RachelMiselmanRachel Miselman@RachelMiselman·
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Yesterday, I asked @JimLyonsMA why he condoned vulgarity. He did not appreciate the question and refused to talk to me. So, minutes later, I shared my thoughts about Jim with his wife, Bernadette.

“Your husband is a clown.”
#mapoli #bospoli

MassGOP@massgop

Honest question: Does the @BostonGlobe always quote Black candidates and electeds verbatim like this, or just Black Republican candidates? #mapoli 🤔 https://twitter.com/MattPStout/status/1528052885250002945

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RachelMiselmanRachel Miselman@RachelMiselman·
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“I do not like reality. It is big, mean, and scary. So, I spend my time making up absurd narratives to whitewash trash.” #mapoli

Cecilia Calabrese for MA State Senate@CeceCalabrese

@LocalPoliticsis @RaylaForMA @massgop Rayla is a Superstar and will be an awesome Secretary of State!

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RachelMiselmanRachel Miselman@RachelMiselman·
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.@RaylaForMA lied about #Mission5000. She paid to get on the ballot. Also, at the end of the month of April, she only had $633.63. She brags about her thousands of followers. Why could they not help her get on the ballot? Why can they not, at least, each chip in $1.00? #mapoli

All Politics is Local with Jon Fetherston@LocalPoliticsis

History making ⁦⁦@RaylaForMA⁩
First African American to qualify for state wide election in Massachusetts.
Also, first African American to be on the ballot for Secretary of State in Massachusetts.
On the ⁦@massgop⁩ ticket.
Go get them Rayla!!

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TheKlippyKlippy the Klipspringer@TheKlippy·
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At the convention, I saw the @MassGOP of 2022. Around 50% of delegates didn't show up. It is a micro to the macro issue of @JimLyonsMA. Since being Chairman all I see are Ls. We have less Republicans now than when the party started. More dems in TX than Reps here. #mapoli

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pcnaslundPhillip Naslund@pcnaslund·
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⁦@JimLyonsMA⁩ Go ahead and try and force your god on us. #mapoli https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/metro/massachusetts-republicans-gather-springfield-with-trump-backed-geoff-diehl-likely-get-activists-nod/

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