[Hidden-tech] Hidden-Tech Healthcare Program Success

[Silvana Gravini]

April 24, 2007  |  Hidden-Tech Healthcare Program Update

By July 1, 2007 all residents of Massachusetts age 18 and over are 
required to have health insurance. The eyes of the nation are on us as 
Massachusetts is the first state to attempt 100% compliance -- where 
state government in cooperation with private-sector insurer's will work 
to provide everyone with adequate health insurance coverage.

A great group of Hidden-Techer's were richly rewarded by an excellent, 
exceptionally informational program discussing this groundbreaking 
legislation.  Many, many thanks to Dan Keenan, Vice President, 
Government Affairs for the Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS) 
who came prepared with a comprehensive presentation explaining the 
legislation's genesis, party and political considerations, and how 
it'll be structured at rollout (just a couple months away).  Attendees 
came with prepared with so many very good questions -- the 2-hour 
program passed quickly with lively Q and A throughout.

Sincerest thanks and much appreciation also go out to SPHS's Brenda 
McCormick, Vice President, Fund Development, Linda McGurn, Director, 
Major Gifts and Jennifer Wheeler for their efforts in making Dan 
available to us, for coordinating use of a terrific presentation room 
and for treating us to a delicious dinner as well!  We're grateful.

For those of you who couldn't make it, our own Claudia Gere captured 
the presentation and will make the audio available to our community 
soon.  Stay tuned!  Also, if you'd like to learn something about this 
legislation, please go to the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector 
site at:  http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=hichomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Qhic

One last but important thing ... we'd like to strongly encourage you to 
please join Vincent McCorkle, President and CEO of Catch the Spirit (an 
educational awareness program for SPHS)  at any of the following 
one-hour presentations:  March 5, 9am; April 18, 9am; May 15, 9am; June 
26, 9am; July 17, 12noon; and September 26, 9am.

Catch the Spirit is an initiative established in 2004 for the purpose 
of:  (1) Keeping our community informed about the health system; (2) 
Engaging the public in SPHS future works; and (3) Identifying friends 
and donors for the health system.  To RSVP for the Catch the Spirit 
series, please call Jackie Keady, at (413)748-9925 (or email 
jackie.keady at sphs.com).

Many thanks again to everyone who participated in yesterday's event!

Silvana Gravini
Board Member
Hidden-Tech

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