Deval Patrick

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  Boston victims face huge bills

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  April 26, 2013

  Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face.

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  Massachusetts offers health overhaul model

  By Steve LeBlanc  |  January 23, 2013

  As other states begin grappling with the intricacies of the federal health care overhaul, many are looking for lessons from the largely successful Massachusetts model as well as from its limitations and remaining challenges.

• Massachusetts governor wants to freeze unemployment insurance rates

  By Steve LeBlanc  |  January 9, 2013

  Gov. Deval Patrick said Tuesday he will file legislation that would freeze unemployment insurance rates for Massachusetts businesses and end parts of the state's landmark 2006 health care law that is at odds with the federal Affordable Care Act.

• Massachusetts bill would license naturopathics

  By The Associated Press  |  January 2, 2013

  Bay State lawmakers have approved a bill increasing the oversight of naturopathic doctors.

• Ex-Obama advisers seek health care cost control

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  September 3, 2012

  Some of President Barack Obama's former advisers are proposing major changes aimed at controlling health care costs as political uncertainty hovers over his health law.

• States’ rights – and refusals

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  August 31, 2012

  The PPACA remains a polarizing issue for many—and that becomes even more apparent when you look at how states are reacting to it.

• Massachusetts gov signs jobs bill, OKs tax holiday

  By Shannon Young  |  August 8, 2012

  Massachusetts residents who are struggling to find employment could soon benefit from a new economic development law that would invest millions of dollars in state grants, workforce training and a web portal for small businesses.

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  Massachusetts gov signs health cost-containment bill

  By Steve LeBlanc  |  August 6, 2012

  Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday signed into law a bill he said should provide a model for a nation trying to stem the spiraling cost of health care.

• Massachusetts moves ahead on health data exchange network

  By The Associated Press  |  August 3, 2012

  Massachusetts officials are announcing that the Obama administration has approved $16.9 million in funding to help develop a statewide Health Information Exchange network that will allow for integrated care and aid in cost containment efforts.

• Massachusetts committee releases health care bill

  By Steve LeBlanc  |  July 31, 2012

  Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators have filed the final version of a bill they say will save up to $200 billion in health care costs over the next 15 years and help guarantee the future of the state's landmark 2006 health care law.