(NECN: Ally Donnelly, Boston, Mass.) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is meeting today with hundreds of top leaders in the state's human services industry. Agencies like homeless shelters and food pantries have been hit hard, due to the...
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“…vulnerable vulnerable populations best. Now the Patrick administration in January -- that health and human as human services budget by about 25%. Those are agencies that you talked about the serve people with mental and …”
(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - A lawsuit has been filed against the state of Massachusetts by a group of professors from community colleges. The suit alleges that hundreds of adjunct faculty in the higher education system are unfairly denied health ca...
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“…the it's ironic that the state requires employers to give their employees health care. And that these adjuncts who basically work at least part time if not full time. Given their hours that they work are not given access to the same type of health care. And a lot of these professors actually. And -- going buying their own health care through private insurers yeah I was gonna ask you how are they managing what what kinds of costs are they looking to buy their own health insurance clothing doesn't asserting your professor he says he spends about 200 dollars a month and there's a 61 year old. Professor who says she spends you -- of over 900 dollars and months until she couldn't afford the premiums anymore. And she switched to a cheaper alternative that's 600 dollars. A month but it's bare bones. -- health insurance that does not offer an urgent care. How expensive would it be four of these folks to be insured. It is very unclear right now because who knows how many they're saying about 500. Keep community college. Adjunct instructors fitness category in should be allowed health care. And that could could be up to no more than two million. But some of these folks might be insured and other ways and might not take advantage of the state health care plan that really hard to say. Who exactly is named in the suit and any response from the groups they are suing the -- of the board of higher education -- UMass system. The health insurance house insurance agency. I have not heard response back from them they actually have not seen the -- yet when I …”
“…alleges hundreds of adjunct faculty in higher education system. Are unfairly denied health care coverage Tracy Jan writes about it in today's globe she joins us from the globe newsroom. Tracy tell us about this …”
(NECN: Ally Donnelly, Yarmouth, Mass.) - This is one of Paul McBride’s favorite views. Walking along Parker's River behind the Red Jacket resort in Yarmouth, Mass on Cape Cod. McBride started working for Red Jacket when he was 18 -- in h...
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