August 16, 2022 - After a long and arduous process, last week Congress passed the final version of the FY2022 Budget Reconciliation bill—the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which President Biden...
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AUG. 11, 2022….August in even-numbered years features plenty of self-congratulatory messaging from lawmakers about the bills they passed after months of deliberation – and perhaps some procrastination and brinksmanship –…
Health Connector pilot Baker’s veto of the Health Connector pilot was not a surprise since he previously returned the same language with an amendment, which lawmakers failed to adopt. Because…
The Legislature’s slow-developing plans for a two-year pilot program to expand eligibility for health care premium assistance and subsidies came crashing down Wednesday with a veto from Gov. Charlie Baker,…
The governor vetoed a plan to start a pilot program to help lower-income families meet the cost of health insurance through expanded eligibility for premium payment and point of service…
For Immediate Release: August 10, 2022 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Commends Massachusetts Leadership for Passing the Mental Health Bill BOSTON –…
For Immediate Release: August 10, 2022 Media Contact: Laura Giordano Cell: 774-214-6410 lgiordano@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Condemns Governor Baker’s Decision to Block Vital ConnectorCare Expansion BOSTON –…
Massachusetts Democrats might have saved a plan to use part of the state’s overwhelming budget surplus to expand health care subsidies for middle-class residents, despite Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts…
For Immediate Release: July 28, 2022 Media Contact: Amanda Munger Cell: 860-841-7110 amunger@melwoodglobal.com PRESS STATEMENT: Health Care For All Encourages the Legislature to Pass ConnectorCare Expansion Governor blocked budget provision...
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Massachusetts lawmakers approved a sweeping abortion bill Tuesday aimed in part at building a firewall to protect access to the procedure after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade…