Health Care

Massachusetts High Technology Council works closely with state and federal government to help strike a balance between health care needs of employees and their families while not allowing business health care costs to spiral out of control.

Our 2008 health care objectives include:

• Work to create a positive agenda to grow the state’s biopharma industry, while opposing policies that undermine it (drug importation, price controls)  
• Support reforms to state and federal medical malpractice systems

• Prevent increased employer assessment to fund uncompensated care pool

Since early 2005, the Council has worked with legislative leaders, the Administration, employers, and the health care community to bring about true health care reform in Massachusetts. Below are selected communications, newsletters, and press stories on the Council's efforts:

4/9/06		Doc Shopping Gets Easier (Boston Herald)
4/7/06		Will the Public Buy the Healthcare Plan? (Boston Globe)
4/4/06		Vote on Health Insurance Nears (Boston Herald)
3/20/06		Right Down to the Wire on Health Care Reform (Worcester Business Journal)
3/20/06		MHTC Letter to MA Division of Health Care Finance and Policy on Data Transparency Regulations
3/15/06		Romney Take on Assessment Viewed as Key as Health Talks Wind Down (State House News Service)
3/13/06		Health Executives Emerge as State's New Power Players (Boston Globe)
3/10/06		Letter to Health Care Conference Committee on MHTC Reform Priorities
3/10/06		A Step in a Practical Direction on Healthcare (Boston Globe)
3/8/06		Health-care Plan Rift Rocks Hub Biz Groups (Boston Herald)
3/7/06		Business as Usual Crimps Economy (Boston Herald)
3/6/06		Email to Council Members on Proposed New Health Care Tax
3/5/06		Needs Should Guide Reform (Boston Globe)
3/5/06		Mass. Groups Back Ballot Initiative on Universal Healthcare (Boston Globe)
3/4/06		Business Factions Split on Health Plan Deal (Boston Globe)
3/4/06		Health Plans Appeal May be Universal (Boston Herald)
3/4/06		Deal Would Charge Firms that Don't Insure Workers (Boston Globe)
3/4/06		Biz Pays the Price in Health Care Deal (Boston Herald)
2/28/06		Lawmakers Water Down Health-care Reform Plan (Boston Herald)
2/19/06		The Pulse on Employee Health Care (Boston Globe)
2/1/06		Council Hosts Panel Discussion on Technology's Impact on Health Care Costs with HPHC
2/06		MHTC February 2006 Newsletter
12/05		MHTC December 2005 Newsletter
11/11/05		No New Taxes (Boston Globe)
11/2/05		Letter to Legislature on Health Care Reform
9/23/05		Slow Push for Health Care Reform Raises Frustration (Boston Business Journal)
9/21/05		Joint Committee on Public Health; Hearing on Legislation Impacting Life Science Employers, Chris Anderson, MHTC
7/26/05		Tech Council, Insurer Unveil Discount Offering (Boston Business Journal)
6/22/05		MHTC Health Care Principles
6/8/05		Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Hearing on Accessibility Legislation (Senate Bill 2042 et al); Testimony of Chris Anderson, MHTC
5/27/05		Insurers Form Alliance to Push Legislative Agenda (Boston Business Journal)
5/6/05		Web Site Proposed to Track Health Care Pricing, Quality (Boston Business Journal)
5/5/05		Joint Committees on Health Care Financing and Economic Development; Saving Lives and Reducing Costs in Health Care Joint Oversight Hearing; Testimony of Chris Anderson, MHTC