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Federal cuts renew push for MA medical debt protections | Commonwealth News Service | February 18, 2026

By Natalie ShureNewsNo Comments

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering legislation to better protect residents struggling with medical debt. Despite having the highest insurance coverage rate in the nation, one in eight people in the state carry debt from…

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February 20, 2026
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Reacts to Governor Healey’s Plan to Protect Massachusetts Residents from ICE | January 29, 2026

By Natalie ShureAll

For Immediate Release: January 29, 2026   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981   Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement in response to Governor Maura…

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February 9, 2026
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Reacts to Governor Healey’s Budget Plan | January 29, 2026

By Natalie ShurePress Releases

For Immediate Release: January 29, 2026   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981   Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement in response to Governor Maura…

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January 29, 2026
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Most medical care shouldn’t require insurance preapproval | Boston Globe | January 21, 2026

By Natalie ShureNews
There is a good reason for health insurers to occasionally require prior authorization for medical treatment. If a doctor prescribes an unusual, experimental, or expensive medication or procedure, the insurer...
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January 27, 2026
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What’s behind Massachusetts’s $250m investment in health insurance subsidies | CommonWealth Beacon | January 19, 2026

By Natalie ShureNews

GOV. MAURA HEALEY announced this month that the state would use $250 million from a state trust fund to assist some Massachusetts residents who have lost enhanced federal subsidies to…

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January 21, 2026
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Immigrant families are shying away from medical care. A new court decision could worsen fears. | Boston Globe | January 12, 2026

By Natalie ShureNews
CHELSEA ― Health providers across Massachusetts are noticing a troubling ripple effect from stepped-up immigration enforcement: Immigrant families are skipping medical appointments, choosing to forgo care, canceling their limited state-provided...
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January 21, 2026
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Massachusetts has a problem with primary care access. A new proposal suggests a bold solution. | Boston Globe | December 17, 2025

By Natalie ShureNews
A state task force focused on Massachusetts’ primary care access problems has a bold proposition — demand providers and insurers double what they spend on primary care. The proposal follows a drumbeat of...
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December 22, 2025
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Supports Call for Expanded Primary Care Investments | December 16, 2025

By Natalie ShurePress Releases

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2025   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981   Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement on the Primary Care Access,…

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December 16, 2025
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Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans | GBH | December 11, 2025

By Natalie ShureNews

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the…

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December 15, 2025
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Is Deeply Disappointed in Senate Failure to Extend ACA Subsidies | December 11, 2025

By Natalie ShureAll, Press Releases

For Immediate Release: December 11, 2025   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981  Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate vote…

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December 11, 2025
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First-Ever Pharma Industry Testimony at Cost Trends Hearing Sheds Fresh Light on Rising Drug Prices | December 9, 2025

By Natalie ShureA Healthy Blog, All
After years of advocacy, passage of the PACT Act this past January enabled Massachusetts to hear directly from the pharmaceutical industry at this year's Health Policy Commission (HPC) Cost Trends...
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December 9, 2025
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More than 12 percent of Mass. residents have medical debt, and the number ‘will only grow’ amid federal cuts | Boston Globe | November 20, 2025

By Natalie ShureAll, News

Despite nearly universal health insurance coverage in Massachusetts, more than one in eight residents carry medical debt, according to a report released Thursday by a state agency. The vast majority of those…

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November 25, 2025
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Issues Statement on CHIA Medical Debt Research Brief | November 20, 2025

By Erin GerrityAll, Press Releases

For Immediate Release: November 20, 2025 Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981 Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement on the Massachusetts Center for…

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November 20, 2025
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Health insurance prices are about to skyrocket for thousands of Mass. residents. Here’s what you need to know | WBUR | October 31, 2025

By Erin GerrityAll, News

Paying for health insurance is about to become more painful for millions of Americans — including hundreds of thousands of residents in Massachusetts. Costs are skyrocketing as a significant share…

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October 31, 2025
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A $33,000 increase for a Vermont family? Obamacare marketplace insurance prices slated to skyrocket. | Boston Globe | October 31, 2025

By Erin GerrityAll

Amid a standoff in Congress over their renewal, a slew of Obamacare tax credit enhancements are slated to expire Saturday, just as open enrollment begins. If they do, poor and…

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October 31, 2025
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What to know ahead of open enrollment with health premiums set to rise | WBUR | October 29, 2025

By Erin GerrityAll, News

Around 24 million Americans get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, and the marketplace to pick a plan opens on Nov. 1. Rising health care costs are at the…

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October 29, 2025
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A Conversation with Ashley Blackburn, HCFA’s new Deputy Executive Director | October 28, 2025

By Erin GerrityA Healthy Blog, All

As Health Care for All (HCFA) announced last week, Amy Rosenthal will be stepping down from her position as the Executive Director of HCFA to serve as the Undersecretary of…

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October 28, 2025
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Mass. residents face massive health care premium hikes amid shutdown | Axios Boston | October 28, 2025

By Erin GerrityAll, News

Open enrollment for Massachusetts’ health insurance marketplace starts Saturday and nearly 300,000 Bay Staters could see coverage costs soar. Why it matters: The Massachusetts Health Connector says the projected hikes…

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October 28, 2025
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Health Care For All Celebrates Governor Healey’s Appointment of Amy Rosenthal as Undersecretary of Health | October 16, 2025

By Edwin SantanaAll, Press Releases

Trishan Panch, President of the Health Care for All Board of Directors, issued the following statement in response to Governor Maura Healey’s announcement that Amy Rosenthal, Executive Director of Health…

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October 16, 2025
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When Fear Lives Next Door: What We Can Do | October 7, 2025

By Erin GerrityA Healthy Blog, All

Across Massachusetts, many immigrant families are living in quiet fear – and most of us know someone who is. People are afraid to go to work, take their kids to…

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October 7, 2025
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