09/27/2013
Helpful Q&A for folks who are buying their own health insurance through new exchanges:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/07/01/qa-buying-your-own-health-insurance/?mod=e2tw
Q&A: Buying Your Own Health Insurance
People have lots of questions today about what will happen to the amount they pay for insurance this fall, when the federal health-care law's insurance marketplaces open, selling individual policies subject to the new requirements of the law. And we have answers.
09/26/2013
Folks are lining up to talk to our speakers, including Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative CEO Marci Nielsen.
09/26/2013
New Insights into the Massachusetts Health Care Workforce:
http://blog.mass.gov/publichealth/careers-in-primary-care/new-insights-into-the-massachusetts-health-care-workforce/
New Insights into the Massachusetts Health Care Workforce | Mass Public Health Blog
In 2010 the Massachusetts Health Workforce Center, in collaboration with the Primary Care Office, the Division of Health Professions Licensure, and other key stakeholders launched the Health Workforce Data Collection Initiative.
09/26/2013
The New Asylums: Jails Swell With Mentally Ill
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323455104579012664245550546?mg=reno64-wsj.html?dsk=y
America's three biggest jail systems represent by far the largest mental-health treatment...
Treatment Behind Bars: America's three biggest jail systems, with more than 11,000 prisoners under treatment on any given day, represent by far the largest mental-health treatment facilities in the country.
09/25/2013
Class of 2013 - MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur named its 2013 class of MacArthur Fellows, recognizing 24 exceptionally creative individuals with a track record of achievement and the potential for even more significant contributions in the future.
09/24/2013
In Boston, Mobile Chronic Disease Management is PCMH Approved
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09/24/2013
FitnessDay.com
Here Are Just a Few of the Many Types of Local Organizations Planning to Host National Women's Health & Fitness Day Events.
09/23/2013
The Power of Sugar
As the global cost of obesity approaches $700 billion, international bank Credit Suisse puts an economist's eye to the science of soda, table sugar versus high-fructose corn syrup, the increasing size of humans, and what's to be done.
09/23/2013
U.S. Warns of Frauds Tied to Health Care Law
The warnings came amid reports of high-pressure sales tactics and efforts to obtain personal information from consumers in advance of the opening...
09/23/2013
Rebecca Onie: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy? | TED.com
At TEDMED Rebecca Onie describes Health Leads, an organization that does just that -- and does it by building a volunteer base as elite...
09/23/2013
What state you live in will impact how you experience Obamacare. Read more here:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303983904579091522214378410.html?mod=wsj_share_tweet
As 'Obamacare' kicks in, Americans' experiences are set to vary widely depending on where they live.
There is just one federal health law, but the way Americans experience the debut of its main provisions on Oct. 1 will vary widely depending on where they live.
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