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Beacon Hill’s Budget MassHealth Mirage

July 1, 2011 By joshatpioneer

Today the Legislature will vote on the final state budget. I wanted to take one last opportunity to highlight the unrealistic assumptions that are being used for the MassHealth (Medicaid) program. If the state is unable to achieve these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, governor, healthcare, masshealth

Is Medicaid (MassHealth) Preventing the Poor from Breaking out of Addiction?

May 26, 2011 By joshatpioneer

Lawrence Harmon of The Boston Globe had a very interesting article that highlights the intersection of medicine and public policy. The issue was the debate whether MassHealth, our state’s Medicaid program, should move to pay for Suboxone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care-reform, healthcare, masshealth, patrick

ALERT – Rosie D. leads to improved mental health services for minors receiving MassHealth

May 23, 2009 By AmberPaw

[I received this information via a Special Education listserv in which I participate, as I am also active in the field of Special Education.  This information is critical for teachers, social workers, police, parents, and others. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: behavrioral-health, child-welfare, masshealth, mental-health, rosie-d.

More on marriage equality — Medicaid protections

July 29, 2008 By metrowest-dem

I am not aware of any statistics about how many elders or persons with disabilities will be immediately affected; however, the Legislature has bound itself to pay for coverage.   Sometime after the legislation is signed into law, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: masshealth, medicaid, same-sex-marriage, seniors

Two health care stories in the Globe

March 5, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

And neither really deal with the current DiMasi-Trav compromise, such as it is:*Eileen McNamara wonders how the working poor will fare under the eventual bill. These would be the folks most helped by an honest-to-God Medicaid expansion, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dimasi, gbio, health-care, masshealth, romney, travaglini

Health Care conferees: Open it up

February 17, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Word is that things have gotten really, really bitter behind the scenes of the health care conference committee. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. And I think it comes from a huge difference of opinion of what's "politically … [Read more...]

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

Health care: Durned if I know

February 14, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Regarding the stalled health care negotiations, Somedem asks: "Will it ever happen?". Well... I don't know, but maybe we shouldn't be surprised it's overdue. This is tough stuff. Apropos of the Globe article today, and the WBUR story … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dimasi, globe, health-care, masshealth, personal-mandate, romney, travaglini, uninsured

‘BUR on health care impasse, personal mandates

February 14, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

WBUR just did a fine report on the health care impasse on Beacon Hill. They haven't posted it yet on their site, but perhaps they will later today. Give it a listen.UPDATE (by David): Here's the link. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dimasi, health-care, masshealth, personal-mandate, romney, travaglini, uninsured

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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