As heartbreaking as it is that reforms to the mental health system only seem to be brought up with urgency by those in power in the aftermath of horrific tragedies, remedies for the system’s all too often overlooked problems are still needed and therefore welcome. Regarding the Nov. 13 shooting at a University of Virginia …
Editorial: Whatever the motive, state mental health reform is essential Read More »
More than four years after raising concerns about the difficulty of discerning clear price information for hospital services, we expect Governor-elect Maura Healey to be less than happy with a recent study that indicates calculating these costs remains a confusing process. Finding information about healthcare procedures on Massachusetts hospital websites can be a “backdoor or …
Editorial: Will Maura Healey make hospital cost clarity a priority? Read More »
American health care is awash with rules and practices that make it difficult to improve access. Compared to other developed countries, American patients are underserved, overburdened, and at high risk of not receiving the care they need. Some fixes are obvious. States should continue to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, for example, and …
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