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Health insurance is NOT health care!

November 15, 2009 By AmberPaw 38 Comments

The reality too is that the CEO of Aetna earns 24 million a year, taken from those profits, Cigna's CEO takes home 30 million a year see a great table from the same link.showing profits in the billion-plus zone and CEO salaries Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: general-insurance-corporation, gic, health-care, health-insurance, profit, student-health-insurance, umass

Reform before revenue: Springfield/GIC edition

May 15, 2009 By Charley on the MTA 3 Comments

New report from big time Boston think tanks Rappaport Institute and Collins Center says there's gold in them thar GIC hills: The study finds that, by joining the Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Springfield cut increases in its … [Read more...]

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Straighter Talk on the GIC

April 18, 2009 By yellow-dog 61 Comments

27 jurisdictions have agreed to be insured through the GIC. They include Melrose, Pittsfield, Quincy, Springfield and Weymouth.62 locals were involved in GIC activity. Thirty-five percent of those conversations were initiated by both … [Read more...]

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DiMasi: Towns should be able to mandate GIC

March 31, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 25 Comments

Somehow I missed this, and it seems rather under-reported, but this is a big deal: DiMasi is saying (again) that municipal leaders should have "the sole decision" in deciding whether muni employees enter the Group Insurance Commission, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dimasi, gic, patrick

Public vs. private competition = Awesome!

October 26, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 18 Comments

I like the direction of things! So, Blue Cross Blue Shield is not included in the state's employee health care plan, the Group Insurance Commission. Too expensive, and GIC chief Dolores Mitchell says tough luck, no Blue.  Well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bcbs, gic, health-care, massachusetts

Quincy’s Mayor Phelan goes “Old School”

September 25, 2007 By debbie-b 5 Comments

As I'm sure you are aware, on July 25th Governor Patrick signed into law key provisions of the Municipal Partnership Act. These provisions are designed to cut costs, as well as create new revenue in order to facilitate meaningful property … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gic, labor, mayor-phelan, municipal-partnership-act, quincy

A reason for health insurers?

July 29, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 15 Comments

From the No Harm In Trying The Obvious Dept. .... A while back I said Charlie Baker had failed to justify his existence -- well, to be nicer, and more accurate, his company's existence. Why must we have health insurers at all? But in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: baker, bcbs, gic, health-care

Attaboys

June 26, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 3 Comments

Echoing MassLib: Things I don't have a lot to say about except good job, keep it up:We're going to take steps to save energy. With the New England grid under stress, how about trying conservation first? Fluorescent bulbs, energy-efficient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: energy, environment, gic, massachusetts, patrick, wind-power

House passes GIC bill and gives Deval a win.

June 22, 2007 By capital-d 11 Comments

Today the House overwhelmingly approved the so called GIC bill, a part of the Gov?s Municipal Partnership by a near unanimous vote.The bill originally filed by Watertown Rep. Rachel Kaprielian, would allow municipalities to enroll workers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval, dimasi, gic, house, municipal-partnership, sal

Health care spending: The blob that ate Massachusetts

May 13, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 19 Comments

Telling us what we already pretty much knew, here's the Globe:Health care spending for Massachusetts communities has nearly doubled since 2001, squeezing town budgets and forcing cutbacks in public safety and government services and leading … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cities-and-towns, gic, health-care, municipalities, property-tax

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LowellCouncilorDarius Mitchell_ Massachusetts Governor 2022 🇺🇸@LowellCouncilor·
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Thank you to the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce for hosting another fantastic spring expo, this year including Hispanic & Multicultural and Economic Development Forums that brought together entrepreneurs from across the region. #mapoli

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I've been talking about matters contributing to this for months! Needless to say—I was neither surprised by #MassBlackKilling nor lamestream press coverage. I took a mental layoff. But I'm Black TOMORROW when we'll—UNPACK why it happened & it will only intensify! #BOSpoli #MApoli

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Attack on Black people ISN’T just result of white SUPREMACIST & @GOP extremism. Also result of @TheDemocrats half-assed support of Black rights & willingness of white PROGRESSIVE to scapegoat POC for political expediency.

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LowellCouncilorDarius Mitchell_ Massachusetts Governor 2022 🇺🇸@LowellCouncilor·
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You guys sure you wanna trade GOD FOR JOE BIDEN, KAMALA HARRIS, AND THE DEMOCRAT PARTY?

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Some women on the political right believe we are feuding. So, they watch what I say & do to see if there is anything they can point to as a swipe against them. I am not oblique. I am blunt. They are not interesting. They are colorless.
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#Schoolmealsforall has enabled us to serve fresh, local produce to ALL of our students.
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