State Senator Michael Moore of Milbury made the comment during the Glavin breakfast, saying the amendment will specify that the study be done by the state auditor, inspector general, or another independent entity selected by a … [Read more...]
Gov. Patrick should look at contractors’ salaries too
There are hundreds of these companies that contract with agencies in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and the salaries of the executives running them are often above $100,000 as well. In 2009, we looked … [Read more...]
Update: We just received some cost records from DDS…but
As we suspected would be the case, the documents indicate that many important costs of community-based care were left out of the administration’s analysis. And, as we’ll explain below, at least part of the analysis is based on … [Read more...]
We’re still waiting for the administration’s cost records
Lest you think our request was overly broad, we offered last month to narrow it to a request for documents primarily supporting a specific projection in the administration's analysis that it would cost $150,000 per … [Read more...]
Three men and their home at the Templeton Center
Jimmy HoldsworthJimmy Holdsworth, 59, is autistic and nonverbal, and has been at Templeton for more than 20 years.When he was young, Jimmy's parents tried to keep him at home, but his behavior was so volatile and … [Read more...]
Paying to play: an update
The contributions ranged from as little as $55 from one employee of one firm I looked at, to $18,900 from five employees of another. There are two points I'd like to make here about these figures: 1. The $166,690 is the total I came … [Read more...]
CT: no savings in closing developmental center
Moreover, an earlier 2002 cost study by the Connecticut DDS stated that, "No significant savings will ever result from the closure of Southbury" (my emphasis). I've written here before about our concerns over the validity of the Patrick … [Read more...]
Credibility on the cost of DDS care — an update
The administration's cost analysis in shutting the Monson, Templeton, and Glavin developmental centers was submitted in July to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees and to the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons … [Read more...]
Patrick isn’t touting this accomplishment
So, does the governor still plan to close the Fernald, Monson, Glavin, and Templeton Developmental Centers? Absolutely. He just doesn't want anyone talking about it right now. Why?"There's nothing to be … [Read more...]
Rebutting the Mass. Taxpayers and Boston Foundations
August 26, 2010 Michael Widmer President Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation 333 Washington Street, Suite 853 Boston, MA 02108 Paul Grogan President and CEO Boston Foundation 75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor Boston, MA 02116 Dear Messrs. … [Read more...]
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