“More than 30,000 children and young adults in Massachusetts, including 1,650 with disabilities are ineligible for comprehensive MassHealth coverage because of their immigration status, according to an advocacy group that…
“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…
“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…
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 More Information: María R. González Albuixech Health Care For All | Communications Director Cell: 617-320-3659 mgonzalez@hcfama.org PRESS RELEASE: COMMITTEE HEARS FROM ADVOCATES ON…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 17th 2021 Contact Information: María R. González Albuixech Director of Communications Health Care For All Office: 617-275-2915 Cell: 617-320-3659 mgonzalez@hcfama.org Boston – In a 7-2…
“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…
“A Massachusetts Department of Public Health Field Team is working in Haverhill to encourage residents to get their COVID-19 vaccination. The state’s Vaccine Equity Initiative reaches priority populations across the…
HCFA’s Director of Communications and Immigrant Health, María González Albuixech, participated in a Facebook Live with La Colaborativa. You can watch the full event recording here.
According to the HPC, annual spending growth in Massachusetts has averaged 3.59 percent between 2012 and 2019, and an average Massachusetts family and their employers paid $2,242 per month for…
“On the wall at the Boston Foundation is an ever-growing list of nonprofit organizations — well over 100 — for which the foundation was “there at the beginning.” They are…
May 17, 2021 – Across the nation, we are entering a new phase of our COVID-19 vaccination strategy which focuses on addressing vaccine hesitancy and eliminating obstacles that make it…
May 5, 2021 – “The Learning Center for the Deaf (TLC) has received a $12,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to support its COVID-19 Vaccine Education…
May 4, 2021 – This past week, the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) released two new reports on the high costs of health care. These reports are…
