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…
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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…
Shortly before Tyler Verrier turned 18 years old, a block of wood fell on his foot during an accident at home. He spent months receiving treatment and physical therapy for…
BOSTON (SHNS) – After Gov. Maura Healey tried unsuccessfully to make budget cuts last year that would have reduced services to the elderly and people with disabilities, advocates are reaching…
Boston — Governor Maura Healey today signed into law S.3012 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs, and transparency and H.5159 An Act enhancing the market review process. The laws seek to lower health care…
MASSACHUSETTS – For state Sen. Michael Moore, the cost of health care should not be a factor in whether or not someone gets the treatment they need. It’s why he…
Health care advocates expect to be “on high alert” during the second Trump administration – watching carefully for any attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid funding. “I…
There’s a lot to criticize about the last-minute process that left the Massachusetts Legislature passing 110 pages of complex health care legislation the night before New Year’s Eve. But at…
The US health insurance industry has come under fire in recent weeks, since the slaying of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson unleashed a groundswell of ire from patients decrying practices they see as…
More than six months after Massachusetts removed hundreds of thousands of residents from its Medicaid rolls, some are still struggling to find alternate sources of health care coverage. Those with significant health…
BOSTON — A major health care advocacy group is urging Beacon Hill lawmakers to preserve continuing access to heavily subsidized insurance plans, which are reaching thousands of families under a…
Concerns over the pace of the process put in place to find a solution to the Nashoba Valley’s loss of its only hospital have grown, now that we’ve witnessed what…
On a busy strip of Dorchester Avenue in Boston, there’s a hole in the community where a hospital used to be. Carney Hospital, the community mainstay that traced its roots…
Canvassers with the nonprofit Health Care For All have fanned out across communities affected by the closures of Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and…
Anyone who has volunteered for a politician knows that it can be hard to get people to engage, even when you show up at their front door. But canvassing –…