“Prescription drugs are the fastest-growing costs in the state’s health care system. In Massachusetts, pharmaceutical spending continues to rise, outpacing other health care spending. According to the 2019 Center for…
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“State officials say efforts to lower what the state pays for drugs is already saving millions of dollars annually, and in a hearing Tuesday, legislators turned their attention to further…
“House and Senate talks on legislation tackling pharmaceutical costs broke down last session, and a Senate leader has rolled onto the 2021 negotiating table a revised plan under which drug…
“Cosima Mosher was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in January 2019 at the age of 11. After two days in the hospital, she realized her life would never be the…
“July 4th was not the celebration President Biden had hoped for, when it comes to protecting more Americans with the coronavirus vaccine. The nation as a whole fell just short…
“Alex Sheff, co-director of policy and government relations for Health Care For All, said average family premiums have tripled in the last two decades, and a January MassINC poll found…
“Amy Rosenthal, executive director of the advocacy group Health Care For All, called Tsai a thoughtful and attentive leader and credited his work in addressing prescription drug costs.“It’s great for…
“Consumer advocacy organization Health Care for All is pushing a proposal introduced by Rep. Christine Barber, a Somerville Democrat, and Sen. John Keenan, a Quincy Democrat, which would take steps…
On Wednesday, June 23rd, Small Business for America’s Future (SBAF) was joined by State Representative Christine Barber and Alex Sheff, HCFA’s Co-Director of Policy and Government Relations for a briefing with local…
“This focused grassroots outreach strategy is the product of a collaboration between DPH and Archipelago Strategies Group (ASG) and Health Care for All (HCFA), and is just one component of…