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Pharma gift ban: HCFA asks for your phone calls

May 14, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

Got this email yesterday: The Senate recently passed legislation prohibiting pharmaceutical and medical device companies from giving gifts to health care providers.  This measure is critical for consumers.  The industry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: costs, drugs, hcfa, health-care, phrma, prescription-drugs

HCFA’s McDonough joins Kennedy

April 3, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

Wow!KENNEDY ANNOUNCES NEW NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM ADVISOR WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Edward M. Kennedy announced today that John E. McDonough will join his staff in Washington as a senior advisor for national health reform. Senator … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hcfa, health-care, kennedy, massachusetts, mcdonough, national

The unfortunate split in the health care movement

February 5, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Health Care for All's John McDonough is pumping up the major accomplishments of the new health care law: 100,000 people now have health coverage who didn't have it before the law. I'm thrilled to jump on the bandwagon in celebrating this. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: defendhealth, hcfa, health-care, massachusetts, mcdonough

Health care doughnut hole

November 28, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

So, we've wondered how much the new health care bill would affect those uninsured folks earning just too much to get subsidized care -- about $30,000 for an individual. Would these folks be required to buy "Yugo health insurance", or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hcfa, health-care, massachusetts, personal-mandate

Interesting polling on the health care personal mandate

November 15, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

John McDonough points to some interesting, and encouraging findings on the new health care law:Support varies for different elements: 88% support expanded MassHealth coverage for kids; 70% support requiring business to provide health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hcfa, health-care, massachusetts, mcdonough, personal-mandate

Interview: Health Care for All’s John McDonough

September 11, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

2. Personal mandate questions:Even with the subsidies for lower-income folks, aren't we reaching into the pockets of people least able to pay by making them pay for their insurance?The vast majority of folks newly eligible for Commonwealth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hcfa, health-care, massachusetts, mcdonough, personal-mandate

Will the feds crush MA health care reform?

February 8, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

This is just depressing as hell: State House News Service and WBUR are reporting that the federal government will not support any MA health care reform that increases eligibility to Medicaid (MassHealth), which was a central tenet of all of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, dimasi, hcfa, health-care, masshealth, romney, travaglini, uninsured

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