MASSACHUSETTS IS ALREADY BRACING for significant health care disruptions stemming from Republicans’ sweeping tax bill that cuts Medicaid funding, and policymakers are worried that even more residents will soon feel…
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Massachusetts hospitals are continuing to face serious financial headwinds, according to a new annual report from the Center for Health Information and Analysis, which shows widespread operating losses and only…
WHEN A GROUP OF health care practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders gathered last week to continue their examination of Massachusetts’s faltering primary care system, the discussion turned more than once…
When federal health policy takes a step back, Massachusetts is proving it’s ready to move forward. Recent federal actions have created real uncertainty for families and providers. On the one…
Up to 350,000 people in Massachusetts are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage over the next decade, and 104,000 could lose some public food assistance as a result of…
Even as Massachusetts continues to be a national health care leader, including with recent reforms to the behavioral health system, we are cognizant that the crisis in mental health and...
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Primary care is the backbone of medical care access, yet primary care is facing a workforce shortage, making up a smaller portion of health care spending, and is increasingly inaccessible….