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Health insurance gains detailed
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Massachusetts businesses yesterday joined with most of the state's health insurers in a new lobbying group aimed at controlling healthcare costs and preventing more universal-coverage expenses from being shifted to employers. (article 4)
The Coalition for Affordable Health Care said it will fight efforts to increase assessments on employers who do not provide health coverage for workers. (article 4)
Premiums for most commercial insurance plans have risen at least 10 percent each of the past seven years, making Massachusetts' per capita spending among the highest of any state. (article 4)
Charles Baker the state's second-largest health plan, said many Americans wrongly equate higher spending with better care. (article 4)
Massachusetts ranks first nationwide in healthcare access and quality for children and fourth overall in caring for its youngest citizens, a new report finds. (article 1)
No state was perfect on the 13-point scorecard developed by the New York-based Commonwealth Fund, but Northeastern and Upper Midwestern states did better on access, quality, costs, equity, and health outcomes than states in the South and Southwest. (article 1)
" The long-run success of Massachusetts' efforts will hinge in part on sustaining support for the new policies in the face of these higher costs according to the study. (article 3)
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Event tracking:
Story keywords
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healthcare, coverage, Massachusetts, Health, Insurance |
Source articles
- Boston Medical News (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 172 words)
- Study Praises Mass. Health-Care Program (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 503 words)
- Health insurance gains detailed (boston.com, 06/03/2008, 397 words)
- The Boston Globe (boston.com, 06/05/2008, 486 words)
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