2020-2021 MMS Annual Report

10/5/2021

simultaneously two public health crises — a global pandemic that upended our way of life and the crisis … Care North End Waterfront Health North Shore Ambulatory Anesthesia Partners North Shore … Schatzki Associates SkinCare Physicians South Boston Community Health Center South End Community Health …

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Testimony Relative to H.2381 and S.1208, An Act Relative to End of Life Options Before the Joint Committee on Public Health (PDF)

10/1/2021

Testimony Relative to H.2381 and S.1208, An Act Relative to End of Life Options Before … bill 1384, An Act relative to end of life options. Specifically, the MMS wishes to provide information … to practice it. (HP) The MMS supports effective palliative care, especially at the end of life. (HP …

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Testimony Relative to H.2381 and S.1208, An Act Relative to End of Life Options Before the Joint Committee on Public Health

10/1/2021

Testimony Relative to H.2381 and S.1208, An Act Relative to End of Life Options Before …, compassionate — to patients at the end of life. The act of a physician writing a prescription for a lethal dose …) The MMS supports effective palliative care, especially at the end of life. (HP)” In light of this policy …

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

9/24/2021

see the MassHealth program, and its 1115 Waiver, as critical means toward accomplishing those ends … on people’s health, well-being, and quality of life. The Medical Society promotes a comprehensive … the health of our Commonwealth. Additionally, toward that end, the Medical Society supports the efforts …

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Overview of September 2021 BOT Meeting

9/23/2021

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Member Making a Difference - Dr. Philomena A. Asante

9/21/2021

for physicians from diverse backgrounds. To those ends, Dr. Asante leads Diva Docs, which was started in Boston … the circle of life. My gardening hobby has taught me that there is a season for everything. I hope that we …

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Vital Signs September-October 2021 PDF

9/21/2021

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments on Section 1115 Demonstration Extension Request

9/20/2021

toward accomplishing those ends, and as such, we applaud the transparent and inclusive process undertaken …, and quality of life. The Medical Society promotes a comprehensive approach to health care that recognizes … ultimately betters the health of our Commonwealth. Additionally, toward that end, the Medical Society …

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Testimony in Support of H.1297 and S.799, An Act Relative to Expanding Equitable Access to Maternal Postpartum Care (PDF)

9/14/2021

the best care possible. In pursuing those ends, the MMS strives for health equity, advocating …, but the pregnancy coverage it offers ends only 60 days after childbirth, which is not sufficient to address … for the first year of life, but the availability of postpartum health coverage for birthing individuals …

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Testimony in Support of H.1297 and S.799, An Act Relative to Expanding Equitable Access to Maternal Postpartum Care

9/14/2021

those ends, the MMS strives for health equity, advocating for vulnerable patients especially during time …, MassHealth covered 35% of births in the Commonwealth, but the pregnancy coverage it offers ends only 60 days … for pregnancy are eligible for Medicaid for the first year of life, but the availability of postpartum health …

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