“Doctors could prescribe the same medicine to two different patients with the same disease and yet the patients would be charged drastically different amounts of money.” --Dr. Hussain Lalani, Primary...
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HCFA’s Alex Sheff, co-director of policy & government relations, breaks down the basics of the recently-signed-into-law ConnectorCare expansion pilot program. Alex explains the significant impact it will have on Massachusetts…
Massachusetts has an opportunity to protect health insurance coverage and make health care more affordable, accessible and equitable for individuals and families across the state. The House of Representatives voted...
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In our latest “Day in the Life” series, join Kerwin Amo as he gives an overview of what it’s like to be a policy & project coordinator at HCFA! Find…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and May 7th-13th is Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is: Accept, Advocate & Act: Because Awareness is Not Enough. Over 1 in...
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Yesterday, the State House of Representatives released their annual budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024, which included a pilot program to expand eligibility for Massachusetts’ subsidized health insurance program, ConnectorCare….
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a landmark piece of legislation that changed the American health care system. One of those changes required health insurance plans to offer some preventive...
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Ever wondered what it’s like as a policy intern at HCFA? Katja Morgan, a MPH candidate at Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, is giving everyone a behind the scenes…
March 3rd marks four years since the passing of Health Care For All’s (HCFA) long-time executive director, Rob Restuccia. As I look at the 27 current staff members here at...
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Members of Health Care For All’s policy team were in Washington DC last week to attend the Families USA Health Action Conference and speak with Massachusetts legislators’ offices about the…