A few months ago, the MA Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) released a study that showed that mandated health insurance benefits cost insurance purchasers about $1.3 billion - or 12% of their premiums - each year. Thanks to DHCFP for publishing the study. This issue is always the source of heated debate, […]

In case you haven’t heard, today is a big day for the health care industry in Massachusetts. MA Senate President Therese Murray unveiled a much-anticipated plan to reduce the growth rate in health care costs earlier today. While some of what she’s proposing makes me nervous, I applaud her efforts, and look forward to the […]

It’s no secret that some of us in the health insurance community do not agree with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ decision to require individuals to purchase prescription drug coverage as part of their health insurance benefits to meet the state’s minimum coverage requirement. And while the requirement has an effective date of 1/1/09, many people […]