A health care sector CEO’s warning and four more stories

 

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THE SATURDAY SEND

Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed.  This week, Michael Curry, the CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, laid out what’s at stake with cuts and changes to the safety-net program Medicaid under consideration on Capitol Hill. He sat down with Gintautas Dumcius to go through the implications.  Plus: The draining effects of flooding, New England attorneys general unite, lottery admissions for vocational high schools, and the state’s high court rules on an aspect of a union retaliation claim.  Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for reading. - The CommonWealth Beacon team

‘Pay now or pay greater later’ by GINTAUTAS DUMCIUS Michael Curry, CEO of a group representing 52 Massachusetts health centers, warns Medicaid cuts will lead to higher costs and strain to health system.  READ MORE

Flooding in Massachusetts drains money, energy, and resources by Maya Mitchell About a fifth of residential land in Massachusetts is in a Federal Emergency Management Agency designated flood plain. READ MORE

New England AGs to Trump: ‘Bring it on’ by Jennifer Smith The attorneys general from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont offer a united front against the Trump administration.  READ MORE

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State board approves lottery admissions for vocational high schools by Michael Jonas The vote comes after nearly a decade of pressure for change.  READ MORE

SJC: Pay increase doesn’t undercut union retaliation claim by Jennifer Smith The high court concludes that the abrupt transfer of a Newton sergeant from day to night shifts was because of union activity. READ MORE

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