To Demand That He Support Needed Funding for Massachusetts By Andi Mullin, MNA Director, Division of Legislation and Government Affairs As many of you may know, almost $700 million in… Read more »
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MNA Members Urged to Attend Rally Outside Sen. Scott Brown’s Office on June 28th
Fargo grilled on Fernald’s closing at WCONA meeting
New Seven-Nation Study Ranks U.S. Last on Health System Performance
Despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranks last in overall performance compared with six other industrialized countries—Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the… Read more »
Minn. nurses approve second strike at 14 hospitals
Mass. may find US health care changes costly
As rules stand now, poorer to pay more By Patrick Lee, Globe Correspondent | June 22, 2010 In most states, the passage of the sprawling federal health care overhaul legislation… Read more »
Harvard turns to hospitals for $36m
Medical school’s 3-year deal may alter relationship By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff | June 21, 2010 Harvard Medical School, which has suffered financially due in part to a sharp decline… Read more »
Partners rebuts AG’s findings
Quality of care, not hospital clout, driving costs up, report says By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff | June 18, 2010 A report commissioned by Partners HealthCare rebuts a pivotal investigation… Read more »
New York Times Op Ed Trumpets Need for Safe Patient Limits for Nurses
Senate health bill test vote fails
Senate health bill test vote fails But extension proposal for $608m alive By Michael Norton and Kyle Cheney, State House News Service | June 17, 2010 Legislation that includes $608… Read more »
THIRD ANNUAL MITSS HOPE AWARD
Nominations are now being accepted for the Third Annual MITSS HOPE Award. The MITSS HOPE Award was established in 2008 to recognize people — patients, families, healthcare providers, hospitals (or teams… Read more »