Health care reform will likely end up in a cash bonanza for area hospitals; <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/04/02/healthcare_reform____with_a_dose_of_profit">Joan Vennochi and <a … [Read more...]
Department of PhRMA Profit Security
Good thing they're keeping us safe up on the north border:Citing increased concerns about the quality of drugs entering the United States from Canada, federal authorities have stepped up seizures of the prescriptions and sent strongly … [Read more...]
Poll: Reilly well ahead of Patrick 50-27
... "among potential Democratic primary voters." Not sure I know what "potential voters" means, but there are the numbers. (Survey of 400 MA folks, +/-4.8%.) Patrick was down by 40% in the last SHNS poll, so it's actually positive news for … [Read more...]
Where’s Labor?
You know, these Koufax Awards are great for exposing us to other state blogs, and Bluegrass Report from Kentucky is A. wiping the floor with us and everyone else at the awards (go vote for us!), and B. a really good blog in an interesting … [Read more...]
Health Care: All over but the spinning?
John McDonough has a really interesting post on the motivations and machinations of the major players in the health care negotiations, including Our Guv's "attempt" to ditch the employer assessment. I hear that he will now attempt to … [Read more...]
Comparative Health Care
The Kaiser Foundation provides the following useful summary of a recent LA Times round-up of the various approaches being taken on health care:Democratic proposals in several states are aimed at "stabilizing and expanding group-based … [Read more...]
State House News: DiMasi and Trav provide look into health care compromise
So apparently we're going ahead with this "reform." Below is what State House News has up on it now. It says "Story Developing" which means there'll be more later.With nearly all the controversial matters agreed upon, lawmakers … [Read more...]
More establishment self-congratulation from the Globe
So, after Scot Lehigh's paean to business-y insiders who cut the health care deal, and Steve Bailey's three cheers to "Salesman" Jack Connors of Partners Healthcare, now we get front-page, above-the-fold treatment of the guys who are really … [Read more...]
GBIO still makin’ noise
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization is keeping the heat on the legislature to make the health care compromise something that actually provides, like, health care. Pretty poor showing from Senators -- what or whom are they afraid of?GBIO … [Read more...]
What if the “sensible center” isn’t sensible?
Regarding the possible health care compromise, Scot Lehigh asks, "Can the sensible center hold onto a delicate deal?" He's referring, of course, to the $295 per-employee per-year assessment compromise recently struck between DiMasi and … [Read more...]
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