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Before Mother’s Day… Explaining Paid Family Leave and Related Policies in Massachusetts

May 5, 2016 By massbudget Leave a Comment

When we celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, it's worth reflecting on how our state policies help mothers to balance family and job obligations (we should ask the same about fathers, but that's another day). Since last Mother's Day, … [Read more...]

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Why not in Massachusetts?

March 19, 2011 By warrior02131 2 Comments

Can we get something done through the Commonwealth to have this technology available as soon as possible? Thank you. Respectfully Submitted, Sincerely, Wayne J. Wilson, Jr. Roslindale … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cost, innovation, insurance, massachusetts, rates

Obama calls India creator, not poacher, of US jobs

November 7, 2010 By warrior02131 12 Comments

P.S. What about H.I.P.A.A.? For those of you not in the health industry, this abbreviation stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The legislation addresses the issue of privacy of protected health information. (e.g. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: customer-service, insurance, jobs, poaching

A HUGE Thank You to our legislators for ARICA!

July 30, 2010 By michael-forbes-wilcox 5 Comments

INSURANCE At 5:52PM on Thursday July 29th, ARICA was delivered to Governor Patrick's Office for signature. (That's 54 hours and 8 minutes before the end of the legislative session - for those of you who were counting!) We have so much to … [Read more...]

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Providers and the Health Care Problem

January 8, 2010 By historian 12 Comments

Hello, It's not getting much attention in the debate over health care when attention from the left focuses on insurance companies and the public option and the right speaks of government takeover, but providers will have to reduce costs. … [Read more...]

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Greenwald nails it. Again.

December 22, 2009 By hubspoke 18 Comments

Greenwald comes up with yet another blisteringly brilliant post on health care reform.But whatever else one might want to say in favor of this health care bill -- and there are compelling arguments to make in its favor -- the notion that … [Read more...]

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A Health Care Carol

December 22, 2009 By hubspoke Leave a Comment

O, Prilosec* - a health care carol sung to the tune of O, Christmas Tree (*based on an absolutely true story) O, Prilosec! O, Prilosec! How NHP delays thee. O, Prilosec! O, Prilosec! How NHP delays thee. I went to Walgreens for the … [Read more...]

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Harvard Students Stop Stupak Goes to Washington

December 5, 2009 By jenny Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, December 2, I went to DC join over 1,000 supporters for the National Day of Action to lobby for healthcare reform, against Stupak. Traveling alone, and representing Harvard, I had a whirlwind of a day in the capital, joining … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amendment, health-care, healthcare, insurance, reform, senate, stupak

Protesters Serenade Health Insurance Confab With Ode to Public Option

October 23, 2009 By fieldscornerguy 1 Comment

AHIP is the powerful insurance lobby that spends 5 million dollars a week trying to kill health care reform. Billionaires for Wealthcare is a grassroots network looking to stop them - with song. • AHIP and other insurance and HMO interests … [Read more...]

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At least my union (SEIU) does not overpay executives like those insurance comps.

September 22, 2009 By dcf1234567 3 Comments

At least my union (SEIU) does not overpay executives like those insurance companies This is the modest list of executives at the SEIU main office in 2006 (third number is total pay) Only the following make over 100k in 2006 Service … [Read more...]

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Yikes.

Adam Bass@AdamBassWCCS

The idea of a Pro Life Trump supporter winning Suffolk 19 is not out of the ordinary. Winthrop is particular is much more right leaning that Revere. And Revere got severely out voted. When Capobianco had his story, that left you with two progressives. #mapoli

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.@CDCgov dir. @RWalensky, once part of MA's #COVID19 advsy board, said

"Now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of COVID-19 ... not when we are so close."

But @MassGovernor pushes to reopen.

Who is advising Gov. Baker now?

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JoeCurtatoneJoseph A. Curtatone@JoeCurtatone·
1 Mar

It's time to state outright that Charlie Baker's science advisory team is the Chamber of Commerce. That's why we were slow to act last year, why our public health network got ignored on vaccines & why our reopenings have flown in the face of data, expert advice & common sense. https://twitter.com/MikeConnollyMA/status/1366423893276303364

Mike Connolly@MikeConnollyMA

Just reiterating my COVID philosophy: Instead of bucking advice from the CDC and Dr. Fauci (by further reopening the Mass. economy), we should #TaxTheRich and use the new revenue to provide cash relief to people in need and small businesses while also investing in health equity.

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He’s running

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Mayor Joe Curtatone announces this is his final year as mayor of Somerville. @WBUR

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A Rhode Island-sized piece of ice just broke of Antarctica. The video of the breach in a 500-foot thick Brunt Ice Shelf is absolutely staggering

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