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Mar 02
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Remembering Long-Time HCFA Executive Director Rob Restuccia | March 2, 2023

By Davis Jackson A Healthy Blog, All
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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Mar 02
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The Boston Globe

‘It is going to be disruptive.’ MassHealth rolls set to shrink by 300,000, Healey estimates | Boston Globe | March 2, 2023

By Davis Jackson All, News

Approximately a third of the state’s population is about to have to re-enroll in MassHealth, a massive undertaking that state officials project will ultimately remove approximately 300,000 people from state-sponsored…

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Feb 14
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The Boston Globe

She was hit with a huge hospital bill she wasn’t expecting. Here’s how you can avoid the same fate. | Boston Globe | February 14, 2023

By Davis Jackson All, News

On Sept. 9, Lori Handerhan was rushed from her cardiologist’s office in Weymouth to South Shore Hospital’s emergency room next door with a heart rate so low doctors feared she…

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Feb 09
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HCFA’s Executive Director Discusses Health Care Affordability on Tradeoffs Podcast | February 9, 2023

By Davis Jackson All, News

Last year, nearly 50% of Massachusetts residents delayed or neglected medical care because of associated costs. HCFA’s Executive Director Amy Rosenthal spoke to the Tradeoffs podcast, a weekly conversation on…

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Feb 09
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The Boston Globe

Why you can’t get in to see your primary care doctor. ‘It’s almost frightening.’ | Boston Globe | February 5, 2023

By Davis Jackson All, News

Across Massachusetts, people have been struggling to make appointments with primary care physicians, with doctors saying demand is higher than ever at a time when an increasing number of providers…

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Feb 02
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Vlog: HCFA Goes to Washington | February 2, 2023

By Davis Jackson A Healthy Blog, All

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…

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Jan 25
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Health Care Leaders Applaud Appointment of Kate Walsh as Massachusetts Health Secretary | WBUR | January 25, 2023

By Davis Jackson All, News

Gov. Maura Healey has tapped Kate Walsh, president and CEO of Boston Medical Center, to lead the state’s sprawling health and human services secretariat. Walsh, a seasoned health care executive,…

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Jan 25
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PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Congratulates New Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh

By Davis Jackson All, Press Releases

For Immediate Release: January 25, 2023 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Congratulates New Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh BOSTON –…

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Jan 23
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Vaccine Equity Initiative’s 2022 Summary | January 23, 2023

By Davis Jackson A Healthy Blog, All
Overview Health Care for All just completed a new phase of community engagement work as part of the Vaccine Equity Initiative (VEI), and we are very excited to reflect on...
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Jan 05
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Lawmakers Fail to Agree on “Sexting” Bill | Commonwealth Magazine | January 4, 2023

By Davis Jackson All, News

Another bill on Baker’s desk would require the state Medicaid program MassHealth to cover postpartum women who are eligible for MassHealth for a year after childbirth, regardless of any change…

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