Health Care in Governor Baker’s FY 2017 Budget Proposal
MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, makes up 39 percent of spending in Governor Baker’s FY 2017 budget proposal – by far the single largest area of spending. This brief examines MassHealth...
View ArticleTESTIMONY OF EILEEN MCANNENY, PRESIDENT OF MTF, BEFORE THE HEALTH POLICY...
I am Eileen McAnneny, President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to provide accurate, unbiased research with balanced, thoughtful recommendations that strengthen...
View ArticleThe Baker Administration’s Proposed Fair Share Assessment
As health care costs continue to consume more of the state budget each year, Governor Baker's most recent budget proposal includes several bold policy provisions to curb this trend. This brief...
View ArticleHealth Care Trust Funds: Cost Effective or Costly?
Legislators are contemplating legislation designed to reduce cost in the state’s MassHealth program and in the health care industry more generally. The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation believes that...
View ArticleEmployer-led Coalition to Reduce Health Care Costs
Twenty prominent Massachusetts business organizations representing thousands of employers today announced an initiative to save $100 million in health care costs by reducing avoidable use of hospital...
View ArticleRIZE MASSACHUSETTS AWARDS MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION IN GRANTS
The Massachusetts Taxpayer’s Foundation received a grant to create a report that will quantify the negative economic impact of the opioid epidemic on the Massachusetts economy. The report will produce...
View ArticleHealth Care Conference Committee Letter
I write to you concerning the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation’s priorities for the health care reform legislation now pending in conference committee. The Foundation has long advocated for reforms...
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