Charting a Course for Connecting Health with Where and How We Live

4/6/2020

body { background:#fff; } By Vicki Ritterband, Vital Signs Staff Writer It began with a basic declaration of principle, approved at the MMS’s 2019 annual meeting: health care is a basic human right. That simple statement, later adopted by the American Medical Asso

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Caring for the Most Vulnerable in the Age of COVID-19

4/6/2020

body { background:#fff; } By Vicki Ritterband, Vital Signs Staff Writer Jim O’Connell, MD, is worried. The president of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program knows COVID-19 will soon hit the homeless population, and it will hit hard. W

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Mental Health Parity Moves from Concept to Solutions

4/6/2020

body { background:#fff; } By Leda Anderson, Legislative Counsel Mental health parity seems like a simple concept: coverage for mental health care should be equal to insurance coverage for other physical or medical health conditions. In practice, however, achieving parit

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Episode 2 - Let's Get Physical

4/6/2020

lifestyle practices that clinicians may integrate into their everyday lives, including regular, positive …

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MMS-MHA Questions for MAHP

4/6/2020

is not waived for in-person treatment for Coronavirus. However, individual plans may waive cost sharing … if they intend to stay on with the practice they are enrolled to after September 1, 2020 (date may change …

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Plan Specific Coverage for COVID-19

4/6/2020

, and speech therapy (PT/OT/ST) services will be allowed through May 31, 2020 when appended with a GQ …. Self-funded employer plans may have different coverage or opt out of this telehealth waiver program … modification, administered by QHP, which may include simultaneous direction of a technician working face …

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COVID19_Isolation information and guidance sheets.revised.032920

4/6/2020

infection is confirmed. A public health authority will confirm that you may leave your home once the risk … of infecting others is determined to be low. During the isolation period, you may not have visitors … health so that steps may be taken to protect these individuals. Your local Board of Health …

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Guidance regarding implementation of alternative acute inpatient care space during the COVID-19 state of emergency

4/6/2020

operated by the DPH, or licensed pursuant to 105 CMR 130 may implement procedures as necessary … beds, beds out of service, and inpatient rehabilitation units. In addition, beds may be added … then hospitals may use alternate acute inpatient space and increase their capacity to higher than …

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COVID19_Quarantine information and guidance sheet.revised.032920

4/6/2020

, they should call their healthcare provider before they go and tell them that they may have been exposed … and instead may continue with their normal activities. Other advice to keep your germs from spreading … with other household trash. 2. Your laundry may be done in a standard washing machine using warm water …

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self-quarantine self-isolation for public

4/6/2020

emergency, call 911. Tell them your symptoms and that you have, or may have, COVID-19. How long do you …

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