Physician, Heal Thy Double Stigma — Doctors with Mental Illness and Structural Barriers to Disclosure

4/12/2022

Marvit Despite calls for greater aware-ness of high rates of depres- sion and suicide among physi- … contributions to health care. Yet barriers to disclosure help to perpetuate high rates of depression …. Efforts to reduce rates of de- pression and suicide among phy- sicians should move beyond rais- ing …

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Testimony Relative to S.2774, An Act Investing in the Future of our Health (PDF)

4/11/2022

for increasingly aging population with high rates of chronic disease and for the pediatric population, where … a default payment rate of reimbursement for unforeseen OON services, allowing insurers … to reimburse certain OON services at carriers’ own median in- network rates, with no IDR process to settle …

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Testimony Relative to S.2774, An Act Investing in the Future of our Health

4/11/2022

for increasingly aging population with high rates of chronic disease and for the pediatric population, where … (IDR) process. Instead of this balanced approach, S.2774 establishes a default payment rate … median in-network rates, with no IDR process to settle reimbursement disagreements. Such a process treats …

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Vital Signs March-April 2022 PDF

4/8/2022

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Available for Viewing: MMS Co-develops Webinar on Deracializing Kidney Diagnosis

4/8/2022

body { background:#fff; } CASEY ROJAS, JD, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISOR How might the clinical use of race impact the health outcomes of our patients? Partnering with the Massachusetts Health & Ho

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MMS Advocates for Physician Wellness and Other Health Care Workforce Needs

4/8/2022

body { background:#fff; } BY ALEXANDRIA ICENHOWER, FEDERAL RELATIONS MANAGER, AND LEDA ANDERSON, LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Recognizing the challenges facing physician practices and shortages in the health care workforce, as well a

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2021 Complete Proceedings

4/7/2022

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Want to support the people in Ukraine? Here's how you can help (PDF)

4/6/2022

Navigator presents an evolving list of highly rated nonprofits engaged in relief and recovery efforts … in Ukraine and the surrounding region. The 3- and 4-Star rated charities included have earned their ratings …

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Advancing Health Equity Guide to Language

4/5/2022

/rates of (condition) Advancing Health Equity: Guide to Language … and are being challenged in a wide range of areas: eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate), BMI risk … participation rates of particular racial and ethnic groups (Black/African American, Latinx, Native American …

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Other Resources to Support the People of Ukraine

3/30/2022

rated nonprofits engaged in relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine and the surrounding region. The 3- … and 4-Star rated charities included have earned their ratings by being financially efficient and transparent …

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