Local activists marked President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office with a rally in downtown Boston to highlight what they say has been Trump’s negative impact on Massachusetts. The activists,…
What is Fluoride and Why is it So Controversial Right Now? Recently, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he would tell the Centers for…
Yesterday, April 21, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in the case Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., which challenges the constitutionality of the no-cost preventive…
Health Care For All is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. One of the constants throughout our history is our deep connection to, alliance with and support of the disability…
April 12th marked the 19th anniversary of Chapter 58, the historic 2006 Massachusetts health care reform law and the model for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). At Health Care for…
On Tuesday, April 8th, Health Care For All (HCFA) joined over 80 diverse healthcare stakeholders at the Atrius Health Equity Foundation’s event “Medical Debt & Health Equity in MA: What…
For Immediate Release: April 9, 2025 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Optimistic about New Direction for Commonwealth Care Alliance Nonprofit which helped…
The people of the Commonwealth and those who care deeply about health and public policy in general lost a giant over the weekend when Phil Johnston unexpectedly passed away at…
Over the last couple of weeks, HCFA has participated in multiple community events to support immigrant rights in Massachusetts. HCFA’s Community Engagement Coordinator Edwin Santana wrote about two of those…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has positioned four Brazilian nationals charged in connection with a black market pharmacy operation in Framingham as exploiting a community’s trust by masquerading as licensed health-care…
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…
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…
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…
