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...]
Herald sheds tears for non-insuring businesses
Very ... somber ... indeed ...(cue Barber's Adagio)In a stare-down with House Speaker Sal DiMasi, the business community was the first to blink. Sadly their members could be paying the price for decades. You call a measly 295 bucks a year … [Read more...]
Health Care “Endgame”?
The Globe seems a little more optimistic this morning; John McDonough is very upbeat about the possibility of a deal; Steve Bailey says "Reports of the demise of healthcare reform on Beacon Hill are premature." Glad to hear it.It would seem … [Read more...]
Three bloggers, three views on health care mandates
One of the interesting and productive things about doing a multi-person blog is the disagreements. Bob, David and I have been public about our disagreements over, say, <a … [Read more...]
Health care: House not buying it
House says that the Senate's stripped-down plan for stripped-down plans ain't gonna get it done.Democrats, who hold an overwhelming majority in the House, met for an hour behind closed doors Thursday to discuss their response to the Senate … [Read more...]
Health care mandate: It’s BACK and more onerous than ever!
So, we've swallowed hard here at BMG, very reluctantly putting up with a consumer mandate to buy health insurance, if it were coupled with a mandate on employers who don't cover their employees to pay something. Well, the Senate has … [Read more...]
Mad about health care? Show up and tell ’em so.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 3/1, at 1pm, there will be a hearing on the MassACT ballot initiative at the State House, room A-1. Show up a little early @ 12:30 for a press conference by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization -- always … [Read more...]
Health Care: Dumping Reform & Your Friends
Well it looks like Travaglini has given up on any chance of reforming the Massachusetts health care system. Today's Globe confirms that Trav has decided to throw in the towel as he plans to "scale down significantly the comprehensive … [Read more...]
Health Care: Well, so much for all that.
Health care reform is dead, long live health care reform.Hope for sweeping healthcare reform to extend coverage to all or most of the state's uninsured is all but dead, according to Senate President Robert E. Travaglini.Travaglini will … [Read more...]
The $64 “compromise”?
David posted three documents leaked by the Senate purporting to be part of the Senate's "compromise" health care plan. He's cautiously optimistic about what it means; but I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean much of anything.First off, look at … [Read more...]