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The Boston Globe: Interfaith leader, health care advocate Rev. Hurmon Hamilton, longtime pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church, president of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, and a major voice in the push to overhaul health care in Massachusetts, is leaving the state for California. He will take the pulpit as Roxbury pastor for the last time on Nov. 27 during a 10 a.m. service.
The Boston Globe: At-large field agrees to be at bus stops Angry about chronic delays of Boston public school buses, parents urged candidates at a scheduled City Council candidates’ forum yesterday evening to join them at bus stops to experience how disruptive the delays are for Boston families.
WBUR: Grassroots Groups Rally To Control Health Care Costs BOSTON — Many health care experts say the U.S. will not wrestle down health care spending unless consumers jump into the debate. But explaining the wonky world of health care finance is tough, even in the medical mecca of Boston.
WBUR: A Call to Freeze Health Care Premiums BOSTON — Sarah Higginbotham has a health insurance story that is becoming all too familiar.
The Boston Globe: Freeze sought on health insurance rates As Lawmakers and industry leaders toil over plans to fundamentally change how health care is paid for in Massachusetts, two leading consumer groups are asking them to give ratepayers a one-year reprieve from premium increases.
The Boston Globe: Patrick urges action on health bill Governor Deval Patrick, hoping to propel his proposal to curb medical costs, urged lawmakers and the health care industry yesterday to stop “wringing hands about how complex this is’’ and move quickly to pass legislation to change how doctors and hospitals are paid.
WBUR: Mass. Religious Group Campaigns Against Rising Health Care Costs BOSTON — Get ready for the next hot religious campaign in Boston: rising health care costs. Yes, the group that chanted, prayed and sang its way to passage of the state’s health coverage law says it’s time to rein in health care spending.
State House News: PATRICK WARNS AGAINST DEBATING HEALTH REFORMS "TO DEATH" At a forum on health care reform Tuesday morning, Gov. Deval Patrick aggressively called for action soon on health care payment reforms, telling insurers, providers and other stakeholders that he was not prepared to let the complexity of the issue get in the way of finding a solution.
WCVBTV 5: Gubernatorial Candidates Square Off In Debate Boston - Candidates for Massachusetts governor squared off in a gubernatorial debate.
FORCV: Dearborn Middle School Leaders Seek Commitments from Treasurer Cahill and Mayor Menino for School’s Academic Turnaround and Renovation ROXBURY -- On Monday April 26 from 7-8:30 pm at the Dearborn Middle School, three hundred students, parents, teachers, and community leaders will meet with Treasurer and Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Chair Timothy Cahill, MSBA Executive Director Katherine Craven, Mayor Thomas Menino and Superintendent Dr. Carol Johnson.