HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

May 28, 2009

links for 2009-05-28

• Massachusetts, Model for Universal Health Care, Sees Ups and Downs in Policy
  One in five adults said they had been told in the last 12 months that a doctor or clinic was not accepting new patients or would not see patients with their type of insurance. The rejection rates for low-income adults and those with public insurance were double the rates for higher-income residents and those with private coverage.
• Health Wonk Review: Bosstown edition - Boston Health News
  Today, BHN hosts the Health Wonk Review, the floating web digest of health policy blog posts.
• Billions in new cuts loom for California — including eliminating welfare and closing most state parks
  The governor's proposal to whack an additional $5.5 billion from state programs stunned even longtime Capitol-watchers with its blunt force. Ending cash assistance for 1.3 million impoverished state residents, for example, would make California the only state with no welfare program.