Proposed legislation to increase investment in primary care and decrease health inequities The Massachusetts House and Senate have referred a new bill on primary care to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. This bill, Senate No. 750, is sponsored by Senator Cindy F. Friedman and has three goals: 1) double primary care investment, 2) […]
On May 11, 2023, the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will end. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law in March 2020, requiring several policy changes that would persist through the end of the Public Health Emergency. These policy changes included eliminating cost-sharing for COVID-19 related visits and enhanced federal match for […]
April 22 marked the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day, the birth of the modern environmental movement when people first rallied together and demanded action to protect the planet. While now recognized around the world by over a billion people, this holiday comes amid a barrage of bad news and daunting projections: Earth is on track […]
History of Tufts Children’s Hospital Previously known as the “Floating Hospital for Children,” Tufts Children’s Hospital began as a ship in the Boston Harbor in 1894. Children were treated by volunteer doctors and nurses as well as the fresh ocean air. In 1920, the floating hospital was brought to land alongside Tufts Medical Center, merging in 1965, […]
