Letter to Joint Committee on Public Health Regarding Environmental Health (PDF)

10/7/2021

higher rates of cancer, pediatric asthma, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. In addition …

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Letter to Joint Committee on Public Health Regarding Environmental Health

10/7/2021

already demonstrate that residents have statistically higher rates of cancer, pediatric asthma …

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Letter to Office of the Attorney General Regarding Air Quality Standards (PDF)

10/7/2021

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

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Testimony in Support of S.739, H.1292, S.775 and S.746 Before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (PDF)

9/28/2021

IN SUPPORT OF S.739, AN ACT RELATIVE TO MASSHEALTH RATES; H.1292/S.775, AN ACT PROVIDING ACCESS …

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Massachusetts Medical Society supports health care affordability efforts

9/27/2021

these concerns impact residents in Massachusetts – despite high rates of insurance coverage. “Massachusetts …. At that rate, I don’t even know if I can afford to keep taking the medication.” The survey also highlighted … will address these concerns by reforming the rate review process to enhance transparency and protect consumers …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments on Section 1115 Demonstration Extension Request (PDF)

9/24/2021

for the visions of primary care to be realized, however, reimbursement rates and payments systems must … that proportionally increases the sub-capitation rate based upon the practice’s capabilities on key … homelessness and food insecurity at rates far exceeding those for white individuals. The goods …

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Overview of September 2021 BOT Meeting

9/23/2021

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - September 22, 2021

9/23/2021

that have achieved an 80% vaccination rate among students and staff to relax the mask mandate. I think … at much lower rates than people who are unvaccinated. Massachusetts Medical Society …

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Physician Sign-On Letter to Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery in Support of Safe Consumption Sites (PDF)

9/23/2021

tragic trends, with the opioid-related overdose death rate for Black men, for example, having …

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Physician Sign-On Letter to Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery in Support of Safe Consumption Sites

9/23/2021

death rate for Black men, for example, having increased 69%, from 32.6 to 55.1 per 100,000 people …

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