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...]
Ask and ye shall receive
Teddy Kennedy is getting involved in the health care negotiations. (Thanks to Andy for the catch.) This was what John McDonough suggested a few days ago, and I reiterated this morning. Teddy's apparently telling everyone to cool it … [Read more...]
Health Care: Airing the dirty laundry
Well, it seems that Mitt, Trav and Sal have decided to go public with their differences on the health care bill negotiations. Again, 'BUR had a decent report today, heavy on Mitt's and Trav's criticisms of DiMasi for being "obstructionist". … [Read more...]
Health Care conferees: Open it up
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...]
Wanted: Health care chops from our candidates
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...]
Health care: Durned if I know
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...]
‘BUR on health care impasse, personal mandates
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...]
Will the feds crush MA health care reform?
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...]
Picking our pockets
It's been thoroughly blogged on this site how certain businesses feel free to dine at the public trough, pushing their employees' health care costs off on the taxpayers. Remember the Free Care Top 20? And let's not forget that this is … [Read more...]
HSAs and Orange Juice
In the baseball memoir Ball Four, Jim Bouton recalls when his team stopped providing orange juice in the clubhouse. "Well, you guys would just drink it all up anyway," says the clubhouse guy.Such is the stunning logic of health savings … [Read more...]