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| CommonWealth Beacon | In the Community, In the Media, Legislation, Patient Care

The stress test facing Massachusetts health care

We all want sustainable and convenient access to primary care, timely emergency care, and reasonably priced health insurance.

Now is the time for providers, payers, and legislators to come together to develop solutions that reduce administrative burdens for providers, increase investments in primary care, and strengthen safety net institutions.

Dr. Eric Dickson | MD, MHCM, FACEP, President and CEO
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| WBUR | Human Interest, In the Media, Patient Care

Mass. doctors worry about vaccine hesitancy as skeptic RFK Jr. faces Senate

Massachusetts has some of the highest childhood vaccination rates in the country, but across the state doctors and public health experts said they're concerned about growing vaccine skepticism and the potential for disease outbreaks.

"Measles is always like the canary in the coal mine," Hermos said, "because measles is so incredibly contagious."

Christina Hermos, pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Children's Medical Center at UMass Memorial Medical Center
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