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No more concessions on health reform

By Derrick Z. Jackson, Globe Columnist  |  March 2, 2010 THERE HAS been no discussion of single payer. The public option has been ditched. President Obama received no Republican support… Read more »

Mass. healthcare reform is failing us

By Susanne L. King  |  March 2, 2009 MASSACHUSETTS HAS been lauded for its healthcare reform, but the program is a failure. Created solely to achieve universal insurance coverage, the… Read more »

Obama steps up health care pressure

Tells Democrats it’s time to bypass GOP objections By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff  |  March 4, 2010 WASHINGTON – President Obama increased the pressure on Congress yesterday to take an… Read more »

Unions safeguard health benefits

Strapped towns seek law change By Sean P. Murphy, Globe Staff  |  March 1, 2010 Second of two parts It was the spring of 2009, and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll,… Read more »

Not Fully Prepared

Betty Sparks, RN (left), chairperson for the emergency preparedness task force of the Massachusetts Nurses Association and an operating room nurse at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Mass., encourages all nurses –… Read more »

Health care summit underscores divisions

Democrats lay path to pass bill in majority vote By Lisa Wangsness and Susan Milligan, Globe Staff  |  February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON -President Obama and congressional leaders gathered for an… Read more »

Immigrants sue state over exclusion from health care

Commonwealth Care program faced budget cutback last year By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff  |  February 26, 2010 Massachusetts’ exclusion of thousands of legal immigrants from state-subsidized health coverage is unconstitutional… Read more »

Region 4 Prepares for MNA Lobby Day

Join with nurses from across Massachusetts at the MNA Lobby day on Wednesday March 31st to spread the message that Nurses are not punching bags! Hundreds of nurses from across… Read more »