Expanded Health Insurance Might Meet Shortage of Doctors - CQPolitics.com

Expanded Health Insurance Might Meet Shortage of Doctors CQPolitics.com, DC Otherwise, the first days after the passage of the health care overhaul could look much like the months after Massachusetts ’ universal health care plan took effect in 2006, when newly insured patients overwhelmed primary care practices, leading to long ...
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With Health Care for Nearly All, Massachusetts Now Faces Costs New York
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Health Insurance and Employee Benefits Issues on WATD March 14 ... - Market Wire (press release)

Health Insurance and Employee Benefits Issues on WATD March 14 ... Market Wire (press release) BOSTON , MA --(Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - Patrick J. Haraden, Senior VP of employee benefit services at Longfellow Benefits, will discuss employee benefits on "McNamara On Money" on WATD 95.9 FM in Marshfield, Mass., on Saturday, March 14, ...
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BOSTON -- The decision by Congress to fund an expansion of the
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Debate continues on Boston health-care agency's bid for contract ... - Catholic Culture

Boston Globe Debate continues on Boston health -care agency's bid for contract ... Catholic Culture Pro-abortion groups in Massachusetts are staking out their opposition to a bid by Boston's Catholic health -care chain Caritas Christi to become involved in a state health - insurance program. The potential involvement of Caritas Christi in the program, ... Cardinal O'Malley Says Caritas Hospital Deal Will Not Result in ... LifeNews.com O'Malley backs Caritas venture Boston Globe Caritas criticized
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Proposal envisions new US health insurance program - Reuters

Reuters Proposal envisions new US health insurance program Reuters The government would also operate an insurance exchange similar to the one run by the state of Massachusetts , giving people the option of comparing coverage and choosing among a menu of private insurers or the new public program. ... Obama has big challenge in overhauling health care The Associated Press Massachusetts ' Health Reform Costs Too Much For Too Little Investor's Business Daily (subscription) Commonwealth
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Commonwealth Fund Unveils Comprehensive Reform Recommendations That Include New Public Insurance Plan, National ... (Medical News Today)

The Commonwealth Fund on Thursday proposed a comprehensive plan for overhauling the U.S. health care system that includes a new government-sponsored health coverage program and a government-run health insurance exchange, Reuters/Boston Globe reports. Under the plan, all U.S. residents would be required to obtain health coverage.
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Gov. Wants Gas Tax Hike Boston Channel.com,  USA According to Patrick, all transportation employees, including those at the MBTA, will also be
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Insurance Assurance - Tucson Weekly

Tucson Weekly Insurance Assurance Tucson Weekly, AZ For instance, Massachusetts created the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority to act as a broker. "It was selling new health - insurance products," Babcock says, "to folks who were formerly uninsured, and had low-to-middle incomes--300 ...
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Ending the Insanity of Failed State Health Insurance Reforms Common Dreams (press release), ME Today's report estimates that a single-payer system
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ACP: State of America's health care is poor - EurekAlert (press release)

ACP: State of America's health care is poor EurekAlert (press release), DC - 21 hours ago Massachusetts ' experience is a case in point of what can happen if coverage is expanded without expanding the primary care workforce. When health insurance ...
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(Alison King, NECN: Boston, MA) - The tough economic times have created quite a budget crunch in states around New England. All states are cutting
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Swiss, Dutch health systems models for universal insurance coverage - eMaxHealth.com

ScienceMode Swiss, Dutch health systems models for universal insurance coverage eMaxHealth.com, NC - 21 hours ago ... systems with an individual mandate and insurance market reforms that are similar to the Massachusetts universal health insurance coverage law. ... Commonwealth Fund Study Examines Swiss, Dutch Health Systems Kaiser network.org all 4 news articles
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Health care, arts, PCBs may be impacted in Obama administration Berkshire Eagle, MA - 8
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Blue Cross sets sights on lower health costs - Boston Globe

Blue Cross sets sights on lower health costs Boston Globe, United States - 11 hours ago At the meeting, called in response to a recent series of articles by the Globe Spotlight Team, the governor told health insurance executives, including Blue ... Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Signs First Groups to Its ... Earthtimes (press release) all 6 news articles
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Broken bones can break students’ banks
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DiMasi sees possible 10 percent cut in local aid (The Eagle-Tribune)

BOSTON — Predicting a reduction in state aid to cities and towns of up to 10 percent next fiscal year, Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi said yesterday he would seek to help municipalities cut costs by removing an organized labor obstacle that prevents some municipalities from opting into the state-run health insurance program.
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Freetown switching health insurers South Coast Today, MA - 10 hours ago ... selectmen are changing the
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