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LEGISLATURE WILL HEAR TESTIMONY ON EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO POSTPARTUM CARE

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted September 11, 2021 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

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bill, legislation, MassHealth, medical, Politics

THE CASE FOR KATJA NOVIN

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted October 30, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Will the healthcare system save this patient’s life, or end it?

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: anorexia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Katja Novin, Klarman Eating Disorders Center, MassHealth

BAKER’S MASS MEDICAID PURGE

Written by LAURA KIESEL Posted March 19, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Wrestling with new MassHealth changes and (not so) accountable care organizations

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, ACO, Charlie Baker, Commonwealth, Donald Trump, Governor Baker, Healthcare, MassHealth, Medicaid

SPECIAL FEATURE: THE HURRICANE CONTINUES

Written by MICHELLE SANTIAGO CORTÉS Posted February 1, 2018 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.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

SPECIAL FEATURE: WAITING FOR RECIPROCITY

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted January 17, 2018 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.

Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

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