
A bill before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing would extend postpartum coverage under MassHealth from 60 days to 12 months
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Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
A bill before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing would extend postpartum coverage under MassHealth from 60 days to 12 months
Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Will the healthcare system save this patient’s life, or end it?
Written by LAURA KIESEL Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Wrestling with new MassHealth changes and (not so) accountable care organizations
Written by MICHELLE SANTIAGO CORTÉS Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
Luisa Mercedes, 53, is from Aibonito, a mountain municipality in Puerto Rico haunted by a local myth involving a llorona (Spanish for “crier”). She paints an apocalyptic picture of a world ravaged by wind and water: “We saw the cars under water where we were staying. We saw a light post ripped out at the root.” She’s wearing jeans and a puffer jacket zipped up to her chin.
Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Springfield and Holyoke in particular have had an influx of displaced Puerto Ricans, coming to stay with their families, in hotels, homeless shelters, and with friends. Beyond the question of what to do for housing as winter settles in comes the concern over employment, and more specifically, what to do for people who have licensure and years of education in their professions.