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02.29.2020  | Interesting Headline From This Edition, and more...
With the Massachusetts House’s budget proposal for FY18 expected to be filed the week of April 10, MHA has been on Beacon Hill advocating for a number of priorities on behalf of the hospital community.
10.01.2018  | Clearing Up Deceptions, a Desperate MNA Move, and more...
This week, the MNA issued false info about Question 1 and rapped a study (before it was even released).
09.24.2018  | Healthcare Community Unites Against Ratios, and more...
The Massachusetts physician community has joined just about every other group providing care in Massachusetts to oppose Question 1.
09.17.2018  | Two Reports on RN Staffing: One Credible, One Not, and more...
The Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Association have released a report opposing passage of Question 1 becasue of its effect on ED care.
09.10.2018  | Ratios in ICUs, 340B Cuts, and more...
Did the Massachusetts law that mandated nurse staffing ratios in intensive care units result in any improvements to patient care in those units? A new study says, NO.
09.03.2018  | Vote No on 1, Yes on 3, plus more...
The MNA – representing less than 25% of the nurses in the commonwealth – released a television ad last Wednesday and managed in its 30-second length to disseminate false information.
08.27.2018  | MNA Intimidation & Disinformation, and more...
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, representing less than 25% of the nurses in Massachusetts, continued to spread mistruths this week.
08.20.2018  | Mayors Oppose Question 1, and more...
Six mayors from across the Commonwealth are the latest to publicly urge voting NO on Question 1 on the state’s November ballot.
08.06.2018  | Thin Margins, New Opioid Bill, Stalled Reform, and more...
The state has released Massachusetts hospital financial performance data for all of 2017 and the picture is not at all rosy.
08.06.2018  | Copy of Thin Margins, New Opioid Bill, Stalled Reform, and more...
The state has released Massachusetts hospital financial performance data for all of 2017 and the picture is not at all rosy.
08.06.2018  | Thin Margins, New Opioid Bill, Stalled Reform, and more...
The state has released Massachusetts hospital financial performance data for all of 2017 and the picture is not at all rosy.
07.30.2018  | A Bad Outpatient Rule, Organ Donations, and more...
The OPPS rule for FY19 contains significant regulatory changes that will result in a substantial reduction to hospital payments under the Medicare program.
07.23.2018  | Hospital Grants, Opioid Bill, Opposition to Question 1, and more....
The Health Policy Commission last Wednesday announced its SHIFT-Care grant awardees – hospitals and health centers that reach out into their communities to craft innovative programs to reduce avoidable use and to address social issues such as opioid
07.16.2018  | MMS Opposes Ballot Question, a New Opioid Bill, and more ...
The Massachusetts Medical Society , representing more than 25,000 physicians and medical students, has joined the coalition opposing the nurse staffing question on the ballot this November.
07.09.2018  | Mass. Hospital Stories from Around the State
Massachusetts hospitals didn’t alter their 24/7 mission a bit due to the oppressively hot weather or the July 4 holiday. Here are some of their stories.
07.02.2018  | Conversion Therapy, Tobacco, the Waiver, and more...
The Massachusetts Senior Care Association has joined the Coalition to Protect Patient Safety in opposition to the proposed nurse staffing ballot question.
06.25.2018  | Opioid Use Within Hospitals, House Healthcare Bill, and more...
The Massachusetts hospital community continues to take important steps to address the opioid crisis affecting Massachusetts and the U.S.
06.18.2018  | The House Reform Bill, and more ...
The Massachusetts House of Representatives could begin consideration as early as tomorrow on a massive healthcare reform bill.
06.11.2018  | MHA's Annual Meeting, and more...
Mark A. Keroack, M.D., president & CEO of Baystate Health, is the 78th Chair of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Board of Trustees. He succeeds Kate Walsh, president & CEO of Boston Medical Center.
06.04.2018  | Ratios, Anti-Violence Efforts, and more...
The Coalition to Protect Patient Safety has released a television ad that points out the serious patient care deficiencies of a proposed statewide ballot question to impose government-mandated nurse staffing ratios.

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