House health care bill needs some work
Overall, measure is good but pricing plan is problematic
A health care reform bill headed for a debate and vote in the House next week has some very good elements, but it also has some worrisome provisions, in particular the well-intended but flawed effort to raise commercial prices paid to the lowest-paid hospitals.
The Codcast
Commonwealth in depth
The bomb-tossing bean counter
Diana DiZoglio ‘wants to catalog the Legislature’s sins’
BY THE NUMBERS
Wu gets high marks from voters in think tank’s survey
Mayor’s policies generally supported but views mixed on schools
SJC probes ‘relatedness’ for app-based driver ballot petitions
On classification question, justices bristle over discrimination policy and number of questions
Response to Gaza campus protests demonstrates lack of preparation
Juliette Kayyem says universities should deescalate, engage with students
New Hampshire robocalls stir up new firestorm over artificial intelligence
Calls imitating President Biden speed regulatory changes, prompt lawsuits
Senate budget plan makes community college free, eliminates RTA fares
Proposal at odds with House plan on MBTA funding, online lottery
Getting the I-90 Allston puzzle pieces to fit
Some residents call for paring back lanes on Turnpike or Soldiers Field Road
Political notebook: Tibbits-Nutt silence | cannabis chief resurfaces | Southie rep race
Transportation secretary says nothing during discussion on new revenues
Milton ousts Select Board chair who backed rezoning plan
Keohane, newcomer to city government, wins by 122 votes
Despite latest court ruling, lawmakers dragging feet on home equity theft
Senator vows to force the issue with amendments to moving bills
Senate, House cut deal on emergency shelter funding
Nine-month limit, with lots of exceptions, for shelter stays
Mass. higher ed sector facing stiff headwinds
Enrollment decline, demographics, and sagging public confidence frame challenge
Half of state residents support legalizing teachers’ strikes
Poll finds strongest backing for changing law among younger people
State exit from Holyoke puts spotlight on mixed takeover record
Researchers find more positive outcomes in Lawrence, Springfield
SJC ponders environmental justice, East Boston substation
How much burden should one community be forced to bear
When young people think about the climate, despair follows
More engagement can lead to more optimism, poll finds
3 New York wind farms scrapped
GE decision on turbines led to scuttling of projects
Steward bankruptcy filing presents pros and cons for Mass.
Healey says firm’s lying will stop, but Campbell warns of ‘unknowns’
Steward stays open as it seeks bankruptcy protection
Company seeks money from landlord as it works out sale of Mass. hospitals
Steward has its doctors over a barrel in Optum deal
Q&A with Dr. David Weinstock of Grove Medical in Auburn