Committee Reports on Activities and Initiatives

10/18/2021

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Reference Committee A

10/18/2021

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Informational Updates on Directives Referred for Implementation

10/18/2021

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Testimony in Support of H.224 and in Opposition to H.2229, H.2226, H.2270 and S.1510 Before the Joint Committee on Public Health

10/15/2021

that physicians have lower rates of utilization for unnecessary tests and higher quality referrals to specialists …

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Current Advocacy Initiatives

10/13/2021

in opioid-related overdose deaths — and stark racial disparities in the rates of increase — the MMS will continue … increased MassHealth reimbursement rates and advance payments. We urged federal policymakers to increase …

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How to Talk to Your Colleagues About the MMS

10/13/2021

initial conversation to gauge interest 9. Share reduced introductory state dues rate of $200 / year …

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Testimony in Support of H.1462 and S.1035, An Act Relative to Treatment, Not Imprisonment (PDF)

10/12/2021

at rates of 7.5 and 4.3 times that of white individuals, respectively.1 For individuals with substance …, with recently released 2020 MA-DPH overdose data showing the opioid-related overdose death rate for Black …

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Testimony in Support of H.1462 and S.1035, An Act Relative to Treatment, Not Imprisonment

10/12/2021

and Hispanic individuals, who are represented in the Massachusetts justice-involved population at rates of 7.5 … released 2020 MA-DPH overdose data showing the opioid-related overdose death rate for Black men …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - October 6, 2021

10/7/2021

molecular tests that were conducted. The seven-day average percent positivity rate is a little over 1.8 … in combination with a high level of immunity in the Commonwealth due to the very high vaccination rates …. Massachusetts continues to lead the country on vaccination. Vaccination rates are likely keeping this surge …

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Letter to Office of the Attorney General Regarding Air Quality Standards

10/7/2021

Health linking long term exposure to fine particulate matter with increased COVID-19 death rates. While …

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