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NewsVoters unimpressed with Mass. universal health plan
Far more of Massachusetts' voters believe the state's landmark universal coverage program is not working than believe it is, reports the Boston Globe. The poll, conducted by Suffolk University and Read more...
Despite universal health coverage in Massachusetts, visits to ER rise
Don't believe all those media reports that link insurance coverage with decreased use of emergency rooms. Expanding insurance coverage does not reduce the use of emergency rooms. In fact, the number Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Individual health insurance mandate: Insights from Massachusetts
While many people are worried about the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's requirement that most Americans have health insurance, the individual health insurance mandate Read more...
Healthcare cost control efforts in Massachusetts getting mixed reviews
Although opinions differ as to whether the Massachusetts health law marks a harbinger of good news or bad for the rest of the country, cost control remains a common theme of two recent editorials. Read more...
Patients buy short-term health insurance to 'trick' the system, health plan execs say
Despite Massachusetts' efforts to better spread health insurance costs among its population with an individual mandate, health plan data suggests that 2006 legislation has been severely undermined by Read more...
Health reform exposes need for primary-care physicians
One of the side effects of providing 32 million additional Americans with health insurance is that many of these people are going to actually use it to see a doctor. And the first place most will Read more...
Skyrocketing: Hospital costs 55 percent higher in Mass., than national average
Hospital costs throughout the U.S. are constantly on the rise, but nowhere more so than in Massachusetts, where they rose to more than 55 percent above the national average in 2007. The culprit? A Read more...
Mass. governor wants veto power over most medical rates
An expected mixed reaction of hope, worry and cautious optimism greeted Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to give the state insurance commissioner broad powers to reject healthcare rate Read more...
In Maryland, base for a health insurance exchange may already exist
One state's health infrastructure is not the same as another's, as Massachusetts and Maryland are learning. While Massachusetts passed legislation for universal healthcare coverage, Maryland is Read more...
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...
| Press ReleasesNew Year’s Resolution SolutionsBlue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has the tools to keep you on target BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- It’s no surprise that New Year’s resolutions quickly get kicked to the curb after the holidays. Read more >> Few Employers Planning to Drop Health Plans after Reform is in Place, Mercer Survey FindsJust 6% of large employers (at least 500 employees) say they are likely to drop their health plans after the insurance exchanges come online in 2014.More small employers say they’re likely to drop Read more >> |
