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Jan 14, 2020
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Jan 14, 2020
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This coalition was formed by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation in response to the organization’s research into the economic impact of the drug addiction crisis. The official kick-off of Mass. C.A.R.E.S. – an acronym for Communication and Awareness around Recovery programs and Employer Support…
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Jan 13, 2020
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Jan 13, 2020
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The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation on Tuesday launched its Mass C.A.R.E.S. -- Massachusetts Communication and Awareness around Recovery and Employer Support -- program, asking participating businesses to pledge to do at least four things in 2020 to make their workplaces more recovery-friendly.…
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Jan 13, 2020
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Jan 13, 2020
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Massachusetts businesses have launched a year-long initiative to address the opioid crisis, forming a new coalition to reduce stigma and increase access to treatment.
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May 06, 2019
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May 06, 2019
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State Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, who chaired the Special Commission on Local and Regional Health, which produced the report, visited Beacon Hill on Tuesday to release a summary of the report and the commission’s recommendations. She was joined by lawmakers and representatives from…
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Jul 11, 2018
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Jul 11, 2018
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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 to our health care system in order to reduce costs for the Commonwealth, its employers employees,…
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Jun 19, 2018
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Jun 19, 2018
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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 needed information on the cost of the epidemic to employers and employees, the health care system…
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Jun 12, 2018
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May 29, 2018
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May 29, 2018
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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 emergency departments. The newly formed Massachusetts Employer-Led Coalition to Reduce Health Care…
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Nov 15, 2017
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Nov 15, 2017
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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 meaningful legislation in this area is vital to the state budget as well as the overall economy…
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Oct 24, 2017
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