The Globe reports that GBIO is calling for a delay in the individual mandate. No surprise since no one can afford to pay the prices insurers can offer. The Connector has to drive tougher health care bargains for the people of … [Read more...]
How About Health Insurance For $263 Per Month, No Deductibles?
$380 per month? $2,000 deductibles? I took a quick look at the figures - what do other industrialized countries pay for health care that has NO deductibles, NO out-of-pocket - and EVERYONE is covered?It seems that France, which … [Read more...]
Now here’s one very smart response to the Bush – MA – CA sham reform plans; wake-up, people!
Permitting physician ownership interests in testing laboratories, imaging facilities, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies would provide inducements to prescribe what they sell. Rather than assuming that everyone would resist temptation, … [Read more...]
Patrick weighs in on health care plans
Hey folks, looks like we have a governor again. Nice to have a little hands-on involvement in the process of making new "affordable" health care plans:At a State House press conference Monday, Patrick said: "I'm worried, based on the … [Read more...]
Don’t be fooled by Bush’s health reform proposal
Under the president's proposal, workers who receive employer-providedhealth insurance would have to pay a tax on the cost of their benefitabove $15,000, the threshold proposed by Bush for the tax break.People with families who buy low-cost … [Read more...]
Health Care: Connector swings and misses
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...]
Reality-based politics and sound policy: 2 essential ingredients for meaningful health reform
The biggest objection to single-payer I have heard from Democrats is not that single-payer is not a good system, or even the best system, but that it will be attacked as socialized medicine and therefore is not politically viable. Of … [Read more...]
Trav as lobbyist?
Now that Finneran's tainted, lobbyists are looking for another big gun with experience leading the legislature around by the nose ...You guessed it!The sudden departure of two highly paid trade association leaders is churning speculation on … [Read more...]
Action Alert – Save Your Town Money on Healthcare
(cross-posted on Left in Lowell) As political junkies statewide are aware, cities and towns have been struggling for funds since local aid cuts in 2002 at the same time as our healthcare and pension obligations began … [Read more...]
Health care worth fighting for
Spending a few months rotating through a private facility, I found it unconscionable that patients needing urgent medical care were turned down at the door if they did not have medical insurance. I spent as much time treating lacerations … [Read more...]
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