Congress continues to move forward with their reconciliation bill that would make the largest cut to Medicaid in the program’s history and rip health care coverage away from 7 million…
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The 2025–2026 legislative session is already well underway—bills have been filed, legislative agendas are set, committees assigned and a few informational hearings have already been completed. Most recently, HCFA staff...
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The state has directed health insurance companies operating in Massachusetts to limit the growth of deductibles and copays at the rate of medical inflation — approximately 4.8%. On Thursday, Gov. Maura Healey…
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey and her administration are taking action to limit the cost of health care deductibles and co-pays that patients are required to pay. Commissioner of Insurance…
What Being a CAC Means to Me To me, being a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) means having the willingness to help others. It’s my way of giving back what was…
Boston, MA – Leading disability, senior, immigration, reproductive rights and health advocates today held a 100 Days of Harm event outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building to protest President…
Advocacy groups spotlight ‘100 days of harm’ since Trump’s White House return | GBH | April 29, 2025
Local activists marked President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office with a rally in downtown Boston to highlight what they say has been Trump’s negative impact on Massachusetts. The activists,…
What is Fluoride and Why is it So Controversial Right Now? Recently, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he would tell the Centers for…
Yesterday, April 21, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in the case Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., which challenges the constitutionality of the no-cost preventive…
Health Care For All is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. One of the constants throughout our history is our deep connection to, alliance with and support of the disability…
April 12th marked the 19th anniversary of Chapter 58, the historic 2006 Massachusetts health care reform law and the model for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). At Health Care for…
On Tuesday, April 8th, Health Care For All (HCFA) joined over 80 diverse healthcare stakeholders at the Atrius Health Equity Foundation’s event “Medical Debt & Health Equity in MA: What…
For Immediate Release: April 9, 2025 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Optimistic about New Direction for Commonwealth Care Alliance Nonprofit which helped…
The people of the Commonwealth and those who care deeply about health and public policy in general lost a giant over the weekend when Phil Johnston unexpectedly passed away at…
Over the last couple of weeks, HCFA has participated in multiple community events to support immigrant rights in Massachusetts. HCFA’s Community Engagement Coordinator Edwin Santana wrote about two of those…
This week, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) hosted its Spring National Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NAIC is an organization consisting of the chief insurance regulators from all...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office has positioned four Brazilian nationals charged in connection with a black market pharmacy operation in Framingham as exploiting a community’s trust by masquerading as licensed health-care…
Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Nearly 50 million people have received affordable health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, another 21 million…
HOLLAND — Dr. Deborah Palmer sat at the cherry wood dining room table in the home of her 71-year-old patient, trying to understand why he kept waking up in the…
Warning that the state’s health care system is “falling apart,” the Senate’s point person on the topic said Thursday that she wants to rein in for-profit and private equity entities…