John E. McDonough

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Stories by John E. McDonough

For Affordable Care Act at 13, reversals of fortune

Coverage expansion thrives, while cost and quality goals remain elusive

opinion

DPH gets it right on Mass General Brigham

Agency recommendation legitimizes state's cost-containment model

opinion

Moment of truth for state’s health cost benchmark

How will state handle controversial Mass General Brigham expansion?

opinion

2 takes on how to protect our health and democracy

Gathering nominating signatures in the coronavirus era

opinion

On health performance, Mass. not such a shiny star

State lags badly when compared with other advanced countries

opinion

Why we’re voting no on Question 1

Evidence raises concerns on nurse-to-patient staffing ratios

opinion

Time for Baker to step up on health care

With Beth Israel-Lahey merger, action long overdue on payment disparities

opinion

We need CBO-like scoring of state health care bills

Beacon Hill should tap expertise of Health Policy Commission

opinion

An upstart helps to reshape MassHealth

Health centers band together to form an innovative ‘accountable care organization’ 

opinion

Silver linings and seeds in tax cut law – Part II

The give and take of policymaking in polarized times

opinion

Tax cut’s silver linings playbook

Hidden opportunities for progressives in GOP tax bill - Part I

opinion

5 takeaways from Baker’s health reform

Authorizes new class of practitioners called dental therapists

opinion

A Republican path to ACA reform?

GOP should work to amend, not end, health law

opinion

Bending the Medicaid cost curve

Massachusetts is betting big on accountable care organizations

Obamacare more durable than expected

The state of play post-Trump/RyanCare

opinion

GOP cuts are moral challenge for America

Republican plan trades health care for 24 million to provide tax cuts to the super-wealthy

opinion

Republicans showing their hand on ACA ‘replacement’

Draft health care legislation would slash coverage expansion and subsidies

opinion

Voices from Ohio on Medicaid expansion

Experience mirrors that of all states that expanded coverage under ACA

opinion

Time to step up fight against ACA repeal

GOP will only succeed if we let them

opinion

Five Affordable Care Act questions for the GOP

Republican plans don't add up

opinion

Trump poised to dump Affordable Care Act

Health and human services nominee is leading critic of landmark law

opinion

State gains approval for big Medicaid overhaul

Baker administration secures waiver worth $52b over 5 years

opinion

Protected: Humble pie for Massachusetts health

We’re not quite as great as we like to think

opinion

Baker’s big health care move

Revamping MassHealth offers great potential — and great risks

opinion

Obama, Clinton and the new public-option debate

Paucity of competition in some state exchanges opens door to revisiting public health plans

opinion

The art of the non-deal deal

Health care ballot showdown averted, but pricing issue remains

opinion

House GOP health care plan is an empty backpack

Ryan's failed effort at a replacement for Affordable Care Act

opinion

Back to the future with Paul Ryan

House Speaker would undo key element of Affordable Care Act

opinion

Mass. health care reform turns 10

A conservative think tank idea now reviled by the right

opinion

Behind the Massachusetts Health Connector’s rehab

Strong management, customer focus brought exchange website back from brink

opinion