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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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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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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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,…
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…
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…
After years of advocacy, passage of the PACT Act this past January enabled Massachusetts to hear directly from the pharmaceutical industry at this year's Health Policy Commission (HPC) Cost Trends...
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Despite nearly universal health insurance coverage in Massachusetts, more than one in eight residents carry medical debt, according to a report released Thursday by a state agency. The vast majority of those…
For Immediate Release: November 20, 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 Massachusetts Center for…
Paying for health insurance is about to become more painful for millions of Americans — including hundreds of thousands of residents in Massachusetts. Costs are skyrocketing as a significant share…