Massachusetts became the first state to move toward universal health insurance five years ago. Now, the state is debating how to replace the fee-for-service medical system. Mass Governor Deval L. Patrick (D) is trying to push the health care system here into a new era of cost control. He is proposing a new way of paying for care that would give lump payments to teams of doctors responsible for almost all the care of a group of patients, with bonuses for saving money and dispensing high-caliber services that keep people healthy.
We did access first, said state Senate President Therese Murray (D).
Now is a good time to be thinking about whether you are putting enough aside for your retirement. A review of your long term plans should be done on an annual basis and June is good month for two reasons; firstly because it is too wet and cold outside to be doing anything more interesting and secondly because you should make sure you have put enough into your KiwiSaver fund to get the maximum Government tax credit.
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