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…
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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 –…
The incoming Trump administration is stirring uncertainty about the future of health care funding for Massachusetts’ most vulnerable residents. While health care costs and access were not a major focus…
A working group assembled to make recommendations about the future use of the former Carney Hospital met for the second time last Friday (Nov. 15) and focused much of its…
As Massachusetts’ health care landscape grapples with the departure of Steward Health Care, advocates call for renewed push to prioritize care. Ten months into the year, the state’s health care landscape…
For Immediate Release: August 28, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Celebrates the Success of the Connector Care Expansion Pilot Program BOSTON…
For Immediate Release: August 15, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Commends the Legislature’s Passage Of Bill To Expand Equitable Maternal Health…
Medical Debt in the United States and Massachusetts Nearly 1 in 3 working age Americans have medical debt, or health care bills that they are paying over time. While insurance...
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For Immediate Release: July 26, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Condemns Steward’s Decision to Close Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical…
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Applauds House for Moving Critical Prescription Drug Reforms Forward BOSTON –…
For Immediate Release: July 19, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: BOSTON – Statement from Amy Rosenthal, Executive Director of Health Care for…
A massive 14-month effort to verify the eligibility of millions of Massachusetts residents for the state’s Medicaid program ended with about 363,000 fewer people on the public insurance program’s rolls,…
This month we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride, a month dedicated to celebrating and commemorating the LGBTQ+ community, including those who took a stand against discrimination at the Stonewall Riots. Through the...
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RIGHT NOW, hospitals and physician practices across the Commonwealth are facing unprecedented capacity and workforce issues while patients continue to face barriers to care. We as a state must address…
For Immediate Release: May 16, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Issues Statement on the Massachusetts House Health Care Bill BOSTON – A…
For Immediate Release: May 6, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Issues Statement on Steward Health Care’s Bankruptcy Filing BOSTON – A…
State officials are stepping up preparations for what would happen if Steward Health Care were to cut back services or close hospitals in Eastern Massachusetts, convening five regional meetings with…
Local health care experts and advocates have mixed reactions to news that financially struggling Steward Health Care has made a deal to sell its doctor network to OptumCare, a subsidiary of the…
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2024 Media Contact: Laura Giordano lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com 774-214-6410 Press Release Atrius Health Equity Foundation Announces Initiative to Eliminate Nearly $500 Million in Medical Debt in Eastern…