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(ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH) 'Healthy Communities' to Fund 20 New England Projects

While grantees must serve EPA's Region 1 states--CT, ME, MA, NH, RI and/or VT--applicants don't need to be physically located in those states to apply.

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(AGING) Tufts Funds Senior Health & Wellness in MA & RI

The Tufts Health Plan Foundation makes it its mission to promote healthy lifestyles and the delivery of quality healthcare in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with a focus on improving the lives of people age 60 and older.

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(HEALTH INSURANCE) MA May Require Colleges to Cover Students

The Massachusetts Legislature is now considering a bill that would require colleges and universities--public and private alike--to provide basic health insurance for all of their enrolled students, regardless of whether they are full- or part-time. If eventually passed into law, the plan would fine...

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(CONGRESS) MA Fills Senate Seat, Improves Health Reform's Chances

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick names Paul Kirk interim successor to Sen. Edward Kennedy, solidifying the filibuster-proof majority Senate leaders need to pass comprehensive federal health reform legislation. And there's really no chance Kirk won't provide that critical 60th vote, a Hill insider t...

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(STATES) Sebelius: Census Numbers Show Reform 'Cannot Wait'

A new state-by-state analysis of recent Census numbers on the uninsured confirms that comprehensive health reform "cannot wait another year," says Health & Human Services (HHS) Secy. Kathleen Sebelius. "These numbers only serve to further confirm a reality that far too many American families li...

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DISABILITIES: Chatlos Supports Faith-Based Efforts, Disabilities

Although the Chatlos Foundation concentrates a great deal of its giving on religious causes, it also makes room in its budget for medical and social concerns, often funding programs and services designed to help people with disabilities.

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AGING: Tufts to Make Grants for Healthy Aging in MA and RI

The mission of the Tufts Health Plan Foundation is to promote healthy lifestyles and the delivery of quality health care in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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States Poised to Take the Lead on Health IT Reform

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill sculpt the nation's next economic stimulus package, they're making sure an investment in health information technology (IT) is priority. And if these plans become a reality, states would be set to benefit, predicts the Nat'l Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

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DISABILITIES: OSERS to Fund 17 Parent Training/Info Centers in Selected States

In FY 2009, applications will be accepted for the following states: AZ, DE, IN, IA, MA, MN, MS, MO, SD, VA, WA, WY, DC, and Regions 1 and 2 in MI. Awards also may be made to eligible applicants in American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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1,100 Companies Could Pay Penalties Rather than Comply with Mass. Universal Health

Massachusetts -- While advocates of universal health coverage point to Massachusetts as the role model, in reality, 885 companies refused to provide coverage for their employees in 2008, and 1,100 are expected to opt out in 2009. According to the Boston Business Journal,the uptick will likely b...

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