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MA immigrants to lose state-subsidized coverage
Last week, 30,000 legal immigrants in Massachusetts were told they would be losing their state-subsidized health coverage at the end of this month, and would receive "patchwork" replacement coverage,... Read more...
MA moving ahead with bundled payment model
Once again proving that they aren't afraid to be first, Massachusetts officials are moving ahead with plans to create a bundled payment system for providers that would replace the existing... Read more...
Lack of flu supplies a potential problem
If we hope to make it through the throes of the next flu season, we'd better increase our stock of supplies in a hurry. The Boston Globe reports that the arrival of swine flu in the United States... Read more...
MA plans big changes to provider pay
A group of Massachusetts officials are planning an extraordinary healthcare experiment--one arguably as radical as the forced downsizing of New York's health care system. A state commission is urging... Read more...
Mass. to use $764M of stimulus money for healthcare
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced on Wednesday that his state will use $764 million in federal stimulus money to help hospitals reduce job cuts, and to keep in tact benefits for residents... Read more...
Mistakes pile up for MA medical examiner's office
The Massachusetts state medical examiner's office in Boston has had its fair share of problems over the past few years. Most recently, a box of human bones was discovered by a worker cleaning out a... Read more...
Pay for no extra performance?
Pay-for-performance is obviously a very popular model at this point, but what about when there are extra payments for no extra performance? University and community hospitals are protesting to... Read more...
Budget cuts affect two MA safety-net hospitals
According to an article published in last Friday's Boston Globe, Boston Medical Center and Cambridge Health Alliance will lose more than $100 million combined due to budget cuts by the state of... Read more...
