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Federal cuts renew push for MA medical debt protections | Commonwealth News Service | February 18, 2026

By Natalie Shure News No Comments

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering legislation to better protect residents struggling with medical debt. Despite having the highest insurance coverage rate in the nation, one in eight people in the state carry debt from…

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Feb 09
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Reacts to Governor Healey’s Plan to Protect Massachusetts Residents from ICE | January 29, 2026

By Natalie Shure All No Comments

For Immediate Release: January 29, 2026   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981   Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement in response to Governor Maura…

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Jan 29
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Reacts to Governor Healey’s Budget Plan | January 29, 2026

By Natalie Shure Press Releases No Comments

For Immediate Release: January 29, 2026   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981   Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement in response to Governor Maura…

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Jan 27
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Most medical care shouldn’t require insurance preapproval | Boston Globe | January 21, 2026

By Natalie Shure News No Comments
There is a good reason for health insurers to occasionally require prior authorization for medical treatment. If a doctor prescribes an unusual, experimental, or expensive medication or procedure, the insurer...
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Jan 21
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What’s behind Massachusetts’s $250m investment in health insurance subsidies | CommonWealth Beacon | January 19, 2026

By Natalie Shure News

GOV. MAURA HEALEY announced this month that the state would use $250 million from a state trust fund to assist some Massachusetts residents who have lost enhanced federal subsidies to…

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Jan 21
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Immigrant families are shying away from medical care. A new court decision could worsen fears. | Boston Globe | January 12, 2026

By Natalie Shure News
CHELSEA ― Health providers across Massachusetts are noticing a troubling ripple effect from stepped-up immigration enforcement: Immigrant families are skipping medical appointments, choosing to forgo care, canceling their limited state-provided...
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Dec 22
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Massachusetts has a problem with primary care access. A new proposal suggests a bold solution. | Boston Globe | December 17, 2025

By Natalie Shure News
A state task force focused on Massachusetts’ primary care access problems has a bold proposition — demand providers and insurers double what they spend on primary care. The proposal follows a drumbeat of...
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Dec 16
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Supports Call for Expanded Primary Care Investments | December 16, 2025

By Natalie Shure Press Releases

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2025   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981   Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement on the Primary Care Access,…

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Dec 15
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Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans | GBH | December 11, 2025

By Natalie Shure News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the…

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Dec 11
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Press Statement: Health Care For All Is Deeply Disappointed in Senate Failure to Extend ACA Subsidies | December 11, 2025

By Natalie Shure All, Press Releases

For Immediate Release: December 11, 2025   Media Contact: David Guarino dguarino@melwoodglobal.com 617-548-4981  Ashley Blackburn, Health Care For All’s Interim Executive Director, issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate vote…

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