Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Nearly 50 million people have received affordable health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, another 21 million…
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HOLLAND — Dr. Deborah Palmer sat at the cherry wood dining room table in the home of her 71-year-old patient, trying to understand why he kept waking up in the…
Warning that the state’s health care system is “falling apart,” the Senate’s point person on the topic said Thursday that she wants to rein in for-profit and private equity entities…
When Massachusetts implemented near-universal health insurance coverage in 2006, state policy makers knew some people would fall through the cracks. Despite the mandate requiring everyone to have insurance, a small…
We know many Massachusetts immigrants have been worried about immigration policies coming out of Washington, D.C. Some people are afraid to use health care services or sign up for state...
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On Tuesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed their budget resolution by a vote of 217-215 along party lines. The resolution calls for $880 billion in cuts to health care...
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BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–With her Republican colleagues eyeing potentially massive Medicaid cuts, Congresswoman Katherine Clark of Revere warned Wednesday that tens of thousands of Bay State residents could be at risk of…
Amid broader concerns about immigration enforcement in previously protected areas such as hospitals, Attorney General Andrea Campbell has issued new guidance to health care providers in Massachusetts, reassuring them of…
According to the triage notes, “Patient went to swim” — “patient” is me, by the way — and “after getting out of the pool, his hands were flushed and felt generalized itching…felt light headed…
For Immediate Release: January 22, 2025 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com Statement from Amy Rosenthal, Executive Director of Health Care For All, in response to the release of…