NOW THAT federal policymakers have been charged with designing the new comparative effectiveness research program to compare healthcare interventions and determine what works best, they must do so while recognizing… Read more »
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Innovation’s vital role in healthcare (MS)
National Grid, local union reach deal (MS)
Following weekend negotiations with National Grid representatives, members of a local chapter of the United Steelworkers union approved a three-year contract yesterday, according to spokesmen for the union and the… Read more »
Budget alert! Protect DMR Clients and State Employees Insurance
The House Ways & Means budget, released on April 15th, would increase the percentage all state employees pay for their health insurance premiums to 70%. This would represent a 100%… Read more »
MGH halts a pediatric program (MS)
Massachusetts General Hospital has suspended its pediatric cardiac surgery program after two babies recently suffered serious complications following errors made during open-heart surgery. The Harvard teaching hospital had expanded the… Read more »
High costs crush employers (MS)
HEALTH INSURANCE executive James Roosevelt Jr. implores policy makers to build on employer-based, private health insurance when considering national healthcare reform ("
Premium increases keep coming (MS)
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Pills without shills (MS)
FINANCIAL links between the drug industry and the medical profession threaten to undercut patients’ faith in their care every time their doctors reach for their prescription pads. An antidote to… Read more »
Idea for innovative contract language for new grads (DS)
Note from David:
House budget would make steep trims Local aid cuts decried; critics urge tax hike (DS)
By Matt Viser, Globe Staff Cities and towns would have less money to fight crime and plow streets. The working poor would lose assistance needed to stay in their homes…. Read more »
Leapfrog Groups Survey Finds Majority of Hospitals Fail to Meet Important Quality Standards (DS)
Leapfrog Group Hospital Survey Finds Majority of Hospitals Fail to Meet Important Quality Standards
