The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) was signed into law on July 4, 2025, effectively cutting $1 trillion of funding from Medicaid and projected to leave 15 million people without coverage nationwide over the next decade. Here in Massachusetts, that translates to a $3.5 billion loss for MassHealth per…
Massachusetts faces an onslaught of challenges to our health care system. Far too many of these challenges stem from drastic federal policy changes that will directly impact health coverage, care…
In July 2025, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3), which included the largest eligibility and funding cuts to Medicaid (MassHealth here in Massachusetts) in the program’s history….
How did Massachusetts Health Reform Transform People’s Lives? One HCFA Senior Director Reflects Back
Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the landmark Massachusetts health reform passed by the Legislature and signed into law in 2006 by then-Governor Mitt Romney, that served as a blueprint for the Affordable Care Act. The number…
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…
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…
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…