Small medical practices struggle during COVID pandemic
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by Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY
3y ago
“Hello, Dr. Hummel’s office. Yes, of course. I understand.”Dr. Barbara Hummel hung up the office phone with a sigh. Another patient canceling their appointment.Hummel's been running her Milwaukee private practice since 1995.It was her dream job, since she decided to go back to school for medicine when she was 36 years old.At the height of her business, she would see about 16 patients a day. But since the coronavirus pandemic, she's been lucky to see ..read more
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Mass. COVID rise another 1,184 cases; national cases around 10 million
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by Taunton Gazette Staff
3y ago
Massachusetts continues to see a rise in cases since a lull in the summer through September. Another 1,184 positive COVID cases were recorded on Monday, according to the Department of Public Health. Thirteen more deaths were attributed to the illness. The state's seven-day average positivity rate climbed to 2.35%, its highest level since July, and the state estimates there are 22,815 active cases of COVID-19.Hospitalizations have been steadily rising since late September. There ..read more
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Push on to add aid in dying to lame duck agenda
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by Colin A. Young State House News Service
3y ago
BOSTON -- With about two months of a lame duck session remaining for the Legislature, supporters said Monday that this may be their best chance yet to pass legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to get a prescription for a substance that would end their lives.In late May, bills (H 4782/S 2745) that would legalize medical aid in dying -- sometimes referred to as doctor-assisted suicide or death with dignity -- filed by Rep. Louis Kafka and Sen. Will Brownsberger were ..read more
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Abortion measure appears likely addition to House budget
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by Matt Murphy State House News Service
3y ago
BOSTON -- Despite Speaker Robert DeLeo warning House lawmakers off trying to use the annual budget to advance major policy changes, the top Democrat blessed a vote this week on an amendment that would codify abortion rights into state law and make abortions legal after 24 weeks if a doctor has diagnosed a fatal fetal abnormality.The amendment to the annual budget bill was filed by Rep. Claire Cronin, a Easton Democrat and the co-chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, which ..read more
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Massachusetts may become recruiting field for Team Biden
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by Katie Lannan and Matt Murphy State House News Service
3y ago
BOSTON -- When President-elect Joe Biden's transition team announced his COVID-19 advisory board on Monday, House Speaker Robert DeLeo quickly did the math, pointing out on Twitter that more than half of the members "were educated and/or employed in Massachusetts."And while Boston Mayor Martin Walsh noted Sunday that Biden "can't take everyone from Massachusetts to Washington with him," speculation has started to swirl about which Bay State pols might find a new home in a Biden ..read more
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Equity advocates tired of waiting on marijuana delivery framework
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by Colin A. Young State House News Service
3y ago
BOSTON -- Hopeful marijuana delivery entrepreneurs and supporters, including a couple of state representatives, huddled virtually to get on the same page and encourage advocacy ahead of a public hearing later this week that could determine what kind of delivery industry gets rolled out in Massachusetts.Home delivery of marijuana has long been allowed under the state's medical marijuana program, and the Cannabis Control Commission has been thinking about a non-medical delivery ..read more
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Equity advocates tired of waiting on marijuana delivery framework
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by Colin A. Young State House News Service
3y ago
Hopeful marijuana delivery entrepreneurs and supporters, including a couple of state representatives, huddled virtually to get on the same page and encourage advocacy ahead of a public hearing later this week that could determine what kind of delivery industry gets rolled out in Massachusetts.Home delivery of marijuana has long been allowed under the state's medical marijuana program, and the Cannabis Control Commission has been thinking about a non-medical delivery framework for ..read more
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Senate to launch budget debate Nov. 17
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by Matt Murphy and Michael P. Norton State House News Service
3y ago
In a sign that the branches appear to be working together to quickly wrap up the fiscal 2021 budget, the Senate's top budget writer said Monday his committee plans to release a Senate version of the budget Thursday in anticipation of a debate on the annual spending plan to begin next Tuesday.Senate Ways and Means Chairman Michael Rodrigues said the committee was "in the final stages of finalizing a responsible budget for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2021" that it would release on ..read more
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Kamala Harris win inspires women and girls nationwide
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by KAT STAFFORD and CHRISTINE FERNANDO
3y ago
DETROIT (AP) — When Ashley Richardson-George’s 5-year-old daughter saw Kamala Harris wearing a white suffragette suit during her prime-time victory speech on Saturday, she ran into her room and came back minutes later wearing a white dress and sweater.Not only did her daughter, Andrea, want to be like the Vice President-elect, she wanted to look like her, too. And on that night, it was more possible than ever.“I was just really happy for her because you ..read more
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COVID surge continues with more than 4,000 cases over weekend
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by Matt Murphy State House News Service
3y ago
BOSTON -- The week began Monday with the state tracking 22,023 active cases of COVID-19 after public health officials reported 4,009 new cases of the coronavirus over the weekend and 43 new confirmed deaths from the disease.The Department of Public Health reported on Sunday that 568 people were in the hospital for confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 144 patients who were in intensive care units. That was an increase of 55 patients hospitalized with the virus since Friday and 26 ..read more
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