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George K. Atanasov, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2013, previously published on January 10, 2013 The 188th Massachusetts Legislature began the 2013 - 2014 legislative session on January 2. This alert identifies the key public policy issues that will likely emerge in the current session and offers insight into their possible implications.
| | Massachusetts Legislature Passes Comprehensive Health Care Payment Reform
George K. Atanasov, Julie Cox, Stephen M. Weiner; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article August 1, 2012, previously published on July 31, 2012 Earlier today the Massachusetts legislature, on the final day of its 2011-2012 session, completed another major phase in the reform of health care that began with the dramatic expansion of coverage for health care services in 2006.
| | Massachusetts Legislature Passes Compromise Foreclosure Prevention Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article July 31, 2012, previously published on July 26, 2012 Yesterday, after several weeks of negotiations, the Massachusetts Legislature’s six-member conference committee on foreclosure prevention legislation filed House Bill Number 4323, “An Act Preventing Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures.” The House of Representatives then...
| | Massachusetts Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
George K. Atanasov, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article July 12, 2012, previously published on July 9, 2012 Yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick signed into law a $32.5 billion FY13 budget, leaving largely intact the compromise document that the Legislature sent to him on June 27th. This is the second budget document that Patrick has addressed this year; he signed a $1.25 billion interim...
| | Massachusetts Legislature Makes Major Changes to the Gift Ban Law
George K. Atanasov, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article July 4, 2012, previously published on June 28, 2012 The Massachusetts Legislature today voted 147-3 to pass the FY2013 budget conference report which includes sections that will alter key provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 111N, the state’s so-called Gift Ban Law. After weeks of deliberations, the six-member legislative conference committee filed...
| | Massachusetts State Senate Advances Foreclosure Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article June 14, 2012, previously published on June 13, 2012 The Massachusetts Senate last week passed Senate Bill 2298, “An Act to Prevent Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures.” The Senate vote came just weeks after the House of Representatives passed similar legislation, (see MLS Alert on House Foreclosure Legislation) and sets in motion a...
| | MA House Passes Health Care Cost Containment Bill
George K. Atanasov, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article June 11, 2012, previously published on June 7, 2012 The Massachusetts House overwhelmingly approved its version of legislation designed to cut the cost of medical care, passing the measure 148-7 after a full day of debate on June 5th. After it initially released a bill on May 4th, House leadership, including the original author, Representative...
| | MA Senate Passes Health Care Payment Reform Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Devon Cain, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 After two days of debate that featured consideration of 265 amendments, the Massachusetts Senate last week voted 35-2 to approve health care payment reform legislation. The Senate bill anticipates medical cost savings of $150 billion over 15 years through the adoption of alternative payment...
| | Massachusetts House of Representatives Advances Foreclosure Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Devon Cain, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 The Massachusetts House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed House Bill 4087, “An Act to Prevent Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures.”
| | Massachusetts Releases Health Care Cost Containment Legislation
George K. Atanasov, Devon Cain, Julie Cox; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 10, 2012 Massachusetts continues to be at the national forefront of health care reform. Since becoming the first state in the nation to expand access aimed at universal health care coverage through Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, Massachusetts has continued to address legislative and regulatory challenges...
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