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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

Wanted: Health care chops from our candidates

February 16, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

So, it's looking more and more likely that our HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY for health care reform will be whittled down by the legislature, in the absence of strong, realistic leadership by Our Guv. And the Feds' unwillingness to provide Medicaid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: goldberg, health-care, kelley, lg, murray, patrick, reilly, romney, silbert, uninsured, vote-9.19.2006

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

Health Care reform in limbo: Where are the pressure points?

February 13, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

If you can stand a little technical detail about how the Federal Government, through Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, has started traipsing through our <a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, dimasi, health-care, kennedy, kerry, leavitt, massachusetts, romney, senate, travaglini

What does Kerry Healey bring to the table?

February 11, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

As far as campaigns are concerned, her record is mixed. She ran for State Rep twice, twice losing to Michael Cahill. She became head of the MA Republican State Committee, and was hand-picked by Romney as a running mate. So her single … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor, healey, lg, local-aid, massachusetts, romney, taxes

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

Event posted: Health care forum at Kennedy School, Thursday 6pm

February 7, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

I just posted an event to the calendar: a panel discussion entitled "Expanding Health Care Coverage: What Can States Do?", with health care heavyweights Charlie Baker, CEO of Harvard Pilgrim; Prof. David Cutler; and others. Thursday 2/9, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: baker, cutler, health-care, ksg, massachusetts, romney

Gouvernour-in-exile

January 27, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Where's Mitt? Not here! A few weeks ago, I made the ho-ho "prediction" that Our Guv would go "into self-imposed exile from Massachusetts". Good for a chuckle, huh? (Go ahead, it feels good.) So what do you call this? <a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, reilly, republicans, romney

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