2008 Annual ReportMeeting the Challenges

page 1Dear Health Care For All Members and Supporters:

We are pleased to provide our 2008 Annual Report on the activities of Health Care For All (HCFA) and the dynamic coalitions with which we work. Our coalitions represent the consumer voice as we engage community and business leaders, legislators, consumers and social justice organizations in an effort to shape public policy and move Massachusetts closer to quality, affordable, culturally-competent care for all. Our HelpLine and outreach work helps thousands navigate a complex health system and get the coverage they need.

There were a number of successes in FY 2008, but much remains to be done. Since the passage of Chapter 58, nearly a half-million Massachusetts residents have enrolled in health insurance plans. More low and middle income adults have comprehensive coverage – allowing them to see specialists or get prescriptions. More families receive the preventive care they need – decreasing their chances of contracting a serious illness. Additionally:

• Abroadrangeofgroundbreakinglegislationwaspassedaddressingchildren’smentalhealth issues, developing cost control and health care quality provisions, and dedicating a tobacco tax increase to funding Massachusetts health reform,

• AnEOHHSOfficeofHealthEquitywasapprovedtodevelopastatewidestrategy to eliminate health inequalities throughout the Commonwealth,

• Prescriptionreformlegislationwassignedrestrictingindustrygiftstoprescribers,and

• TheHCFAHelpLinehandled34,781callsfromresidentsseekingassistancein gaining health coverage and navigating the complexities of Chapter 58.

The eyes of the nation are on Massachusetts as we meet the challenges associated with achievingaqualityaffordablehealthcaresystem.Thenextyearwillbedifficultaswegrapplewithatougheconomy,butweareconfidentthatthegroundworklaidinMassachusettscanserve as a foundation for a sound national health policy.

ThankyouforsupportingHealthCareForAll-thenation’sleadingstate-based,non-profithealth care advocacy organization. Your continued commitment to creating a consumer centered health care system makes it possible for us to do our work every day.

Sincerely,

Chip Joffe-Halpern Amy Whitcomb Slemmer

President ExecutiveDirector

Front cover: Reverend Hurmon E. Hamilton, JrSenior Pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church USA, Chairman and CEO of Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center, Inc.President of Greater Boston Interfaith Organization

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“To have insured nearly a half-million people in less than two years is nothing short of remarkable”

–GovernorDevalPatrick

Almost half a million residents enrolled in insurance coverage plans duringthefirsttwoyearsofhealthreform.Massachusettshasthelowestuninsurance rate in the nation. The unprecedented insurance gains in ourstateaccountedfor24%ofthenationaldropinuninsurancein2007.

Health Care For All has been at the forefront of health reform policy innovation since our inception in 1985, with a mission to create a consumer-centered health care system that provides comprehensive, affordable, accessible, culturally competent, high quality care and consumer education for everyone, especially the most vulnerable. Since thattimeithasgrownintooneofthenation’sleadingvoicesonhealthreform policy. HCFA has set a course for reform by reaching out to every organization and individual in Massachusetts with a stake in changing the health care system for the better, and giving them the tools needed to work together to advocate for new ways to approach health care.

To achieve its goals, HCFA convenes coalitions of individuals and organizations; including hospitals, consumers, physicians, advocates, employers, community and faith-based organizations and public health officials.HCFA’sbroadcoalitionsarestrategicallypositionedforguidingdiscussions that create meaningful consensus, and ultimately lead to the political will to enact health care reform legislation. These active groups involve hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals across Massachusetts. They include: the Affordable Care Today Coalition (ACT!!), the Children’s Health Access Coalition, the Children’sMental Health Campaign, the Consumer Health Quality Council, the Disparities Action Network (DAN), the e-Health Consumer Network, theMassachusettsPrescriptionReformCoalition(MPRC)andtheOralHealth Advocacy Task Force.

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Denise MoranHelpLine counselor

“TheHelpLineisthebusiestit’sever been. We process over 800 calls a week and can barely keep up. Massachusetts residents are really feeling the effects of this difficulteconomyandareturningtous for help in navigating the health care system.”

Outreach and Enrollment

For 20 years, HCFA has used a two tiered approach to reach out and enroll tens of thousands of uninsured residents in public health coverage programs. Our Outreach and Enrollment team trains caregivers, advocatesand community groups, while the HelpLine works directly with consumers.

The Outreach and Enrollment division ofHCFA educates counselors and community groups about the intricacies of the health care system.In2007,welaunchedanewcurriculumthat provides comprehensive instruction, improved visual aids, and consumer-friendly educational materials. Meeting in church basements, libraries and recreation centers throughout the state, the Outreach team trained nearly 1,000 advocates and organized 45workshops.

Another outreach tool is HCFA’s ConsumerHelpLine. The HelpLine responds to 800 calls weekly from consumers. Questions range from health insurance application assistance, health care costs and providers, to problems with insurance coverage. Support is available in three languages: Spanish, English andPortuguese, with approximately one-third ofall HelpLine requests made by Spanish and Portuguesespeakers.

New this year to HCFA’s HelpLine is theHelpLine Database. Used to track callers’responses and identify trends in health reform implementation, this tool enables HCFA staff members to identify consumer needs that can then be addressed by our policy coalitions.

Looking ahead:

The current economic climate threatens the complete implementation of health reform. HCFA and the ACT!! Coalition will continue to ensure that the voice of the consumer is represented and that legislators are educated about the impact of their decisions.

34,781HCFAHelpLine calls answered

Danielle MarksHelpLine callerCommonwealth Care consumer

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Health Disparities

The Disparities Action Network (DAN) successfully advocated for a major state initiative to eliminate health disparities - the creation of a newEOHHSOfficeofHealthEquity.

InOctober2007,theDANadvocatedforthenewofficewithaHealthDisparitiesDayattheStateHouse.Over350DANmembersandsupportersfrom around the state convened in Nurses Hall. GovernorPatrickmadeasurpriseappearanceatthe event and committed to working to achieve health equity through his Administration.

ThefollowingJuly,GovernorPatricksignedthe2009fiscalbudget,which included the centralpolicy priority of the DAN, the creation of a newOfficeofHealthEquity. This landmark,statewide officewill lead and coordinate stateagency efforts to eliminate health disparities in Massachusetts by supporting community-based health agencies and community health workers,

evaluating effective interventions, replicating successful programs, and developing an annual health disparities report card with regional data. Despite a tight fiscal year, the office received$250,000 in state funding.

The DAN has become a statewide resource for education on health disparities issues and policy. Its 65 member organizations include groups from the African, Asian, Haitian and Hispanic advocacy communities. The responsibilities of these organizations have expanded, with partners assuming leadership roles for event planning, media relations, and legislative education activities in collaboration with HCFA. DAN members have presented at a number of statewide conferences and events; educating diverse audiences about equity issues andgainingincreasedsupportforthecoalition’spolicy objectives. Advocates from Connecticut, New York, Colorado, and Washington D.C. have soughttheDAN’stechnicalassistanceonhealthdisparities advocacy and policy campaigns.

Additionally, the DAN has increased its media presence, with coverage in local English,Spanish, Portuguese and Haitian newspapers,radio stations, and television in the past year.

Looking ahead:

HCFA and the DAN will monitor the implementationofthenewoffice;educatingthepublicandengagingthePatrickadministrationas necessary. Together, both groups will continue to draw attention to inequities in health care across the Commonwealth and create effective solutions to address the disparities.

Dr. Michele David, MD, MBA, MPHAssociate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, Director, Community Health Programs at Boston University Center for Excellence in Women’s Health, Co-Director, Haitian Health Institute at Boston Medical Center, Co-Chair, Disparities Action Network

“As a physician at Boston Medical Center, a safety net hospital, I see the challenges and opportunities we have to create a health care system that is more accessible and responsive to the needs of diverse populations. The work of Health Care For All and the Disparities Action Network is critical to ensuring that we have policies to support more equitable outcomes in Massachusetts.”

Creation of the new EOHHSOfficeofHealthEquity

Elmer R. FreemanExecutive Director, Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc.Director, Office of Urban Health Programs and PolicyBouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University

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Children’s Mental Health

Morethan140,000Massachusettschildrenage17oryoungerrequirementalhealthservices,but 100,000 of those children do not receive them. Half of students with a mental illness drop out of school. Among those children who commit suicide, 90 percent had a diagnosable and treatable illness. In response to this great unmetneed,HCFAandtheChildren’sMentalHealth Campaign (CMHC) brought together health care providers, advocates, families, educators and consumers to work toward reforming the mental health care system for children.

This year the campaign held a series of regional forums across the Commonwealth to further engage local communities. Mary Ann Tufts was one of many parents and advocates who spoke at events and hearings. Additionally, members of the campaign met with legislators and policy leaders to urge them to support reform.

HCFA and the CMHC achieved a major victory with the passage and enactment of Chapter 321: AnActRelativeToChildren’sMental Health. This new law will make crucialchangesinthechildren’smentalhealthsystem including:

•Encouragingearlyidentificationofmentalillness.

•Providingresourcestoschoolsandearlyeducationsettingstohelpthembetteraddressthementalhealthneedsofstudents.

•Ensuringthatchildrenaretreatedintheleastrestrictive,mostappropriatesettingpossible.

• Improvinginsuranceprotections.

•Restructuringstatesystemstoencouragecommunicationandcollaborationbetweenagencies.

Looking ahead:

Implementation of this landmark legislation has begun in collaboration with state agencies, HCFA and the CMHC. While the new law represents a significant step forward inchildren’s mental health, there is still muchwork to be done. HCFA and the CMHC will work with the state to fully realize the goals ofChapter 321 andwill look for otheropportunitiestoimprovetheCommonwealth’ssystem of care for young people living with mental illness.

Judge Luis G. PerezAssociate Justice Trial Court

of the Commonwealth Juvenile Court Department

“As a judge in the juvenile court system, Iseemanychildrenandfamilies.I’veexperiencedfirsthandtheimprovementsHCFA and its partners have made to our health care system as it relates to children inourstate.HCFA’stirelessadvocacyhas changed the laws that govern how children with mental health issues are treated and improved the overall quality of care for this vulnerable population.”

Marylou SuddersPresident & Chief Executive OfficerMassachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

PassageofChapter321– An Act Relative To Children’sMentalHealth

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Quality, Cost Control and e-Health

Quality, affordable health care is a basic human right. In 2007, the Commonwealth passedbroad legislation to sustain this promise. HCFA worked to represent the consumer throughout the process.

HCFA’squalityinitiativesstrivetoputpatientneedsfirstby improving theoveralldeliveryof health care services. Our Consumer Health Quality Council (CHQC) includes consumers with personal stories who educate legislators, providers and other consumers. Council members bring the voices of those most affected by medical mistakes to the policy making arena. Our Consumer Network for Healthcare E-Quality includes individualsinterested in electronic health records. The Network is one of the few consumer advocacy groups participating in the e-Health conversation. Both groups were successful in inserting consumer-centered language into Chapter305–including:

• Measurestoincreasetheavailabilityandaccessibilityofprimarycare.

• Publicreportingofhealthcare-associatedinfections.

• Publicreportingof,andnonpaymentfor,seriousreportableevents.

• Consumerprivacyprotectionsofe-Healthrecords,includingconsumeropt-in/opt-out.

HCFA’s newest coalition, theMassachusettsPrescriptionReformCoalition(MPRC),cametogether to take action against marketing practices that inflate the cost of prescription drugs. The MPRC proposed a gift ban toprevent pharmaceutical companies from influencing doctors’ prescribing practices– culminating in Chapter 305 requiringthe Department of Public Health to adopta statewide code of conduct on industry marketing that prohibits free trips and other gifts that have been proven to influence prescribing decisions. The MPRC alsosponsored language creating an academic detailing program that ensures health care providers receive unbiased information about prescription drugs. The new program will better enable prescribers to make safe, cost-effective decisions that are not influenced by inappropriate marketing tactics.

Looking ahead:

Implementation of Chapter 305 will requireclose monitoring. HCFA, the CHQC and the ConsumerNetworkforHealthcareE-Qualitywill work to ensure that the components of the law that allow for a consumer voice in health care will be fully implemented; while the MPRC will engage the public and keydecision makers in dialogue as the code of conduct and the academic detailing program are put to the test.

Ginny HarveyConsumer Health Quality Council

“As a founding member of the Consumer Health Quality Council, unfortunately, I am able to share my personal story of the inadequate health care system. By sharing my experience, I hope to show how critical it is that we improve the quality of health care services in all aspects that touch the consumers of Massachusetts.

Jan YostPresident & CEO

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts

PassageofChapter305–AnActtoPromoteCostContainment,TransparencyandEfficiencyintheDelivery of Quality Health Care

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442,000MassachusettsResidents Covered

Health Reform

In conjunction with the ACT!! Coalition, Health Care For All remained at the forefront of the public dialogue and political process surrounding Chapter 58. A recurring conversation for the ACT!! Coalition and its partners has been the fair, full funding of health reform, specifically Commonwealth Care andthe Health Safety Net. Last spring, as the Connector decided to increase premiums and cost-sharing for Commonwealth Care members (residentswithan incomeunder300%of thefederal poverty level), consumers raised the issue of “shared responsibility.” Key decision makers responded to these concerns and sought similar increases in contributions from hospitals, employers and insurers.

On July 1, Governor Patrick signed a bill toincrease the state tobacco tax. The $1 increase willgenerateapproximately$174milliondollars,all of which will go into the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to help pay for health reform in Massachusetts. The ACT!! Coalition, partnering with Tobacco-Free Mass, supported the measure. Increasing the tobacco tax raises needed funds for health reform and decreases

the cost of the health programs funded by the revenue. The tax increase is also expected to prevent 46,000 young people from smokingand spur 26,000 smokers to quit, slowing the increase of chronic health problems in the Commonwealth, such as lung cancer, heart disease and stroke.

In October, the Connector Board voted to strengthen the Minimum Creditable Coverage (MCC) regulations, which dictate standards for the health insurance coverage Massachusetts residents must purchase to avoid individual mandate tax penalties. The ACT!! Coalition was pleased that the revised MCC regulations address some of the concerns raised by the Coalition, such as stricter standards for high deductible health plans and more explicit coverage for preventive care. The Coalition is also heartened that creditable health plans must continuetoincludeprescriptiondrugbenefits.WeareproudthatMassachusettsisthefirststatein the nation to develop comprehensive health insurance standards that include prescription drug and preventive care coverage, and place limits on out-of-pocket expenses.

Looking ahead: The current economic climate threatens the sustainability of health reform. HCFA and the ACT!! Coalition will continue to ensure the consumer voice is represented and legislators and the Governor are educated about the impact of their decisions as adjustments are made to the system to compensate for the state’srevenueshortfall.

Deborah C. Enos President & Chief Executive Officer Neighborhood Health Plan

Neusa Ferraz HelpLine Caller

“Iwouldn’tbeabletogettreatment for my depression or mythyroidconditionifitweren’tfor Commonwealth Care. It was sodifficultnothavinginsuranceand not being able to see a doctor. Today I feel that my treatment has been successful and now I want to help other people around me who suffer from the same problems.”

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Oral Health

Everyone deserves equal access to healthcare, including oral health care. Studies have shown if your mouth isn’t healthy, neitheris your body. However, more than one-third of Massachusetts residents lack dental insurance.

Dental disease is almost entirely preventable when individuals have access to care. Dental decay is the leading chronic disease among children—itisfivetimesmorecommonthanasthma — and affects basic activities such as speaking and eating. In adults, poor oral health increases the incidence and severity of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immune disorders, cancers, and increases the incidence of premature and low-birth weight babies.

HCFA’sOralHealthAdvocacyTaskforceisastatewide coalition of consumers, advocates, health care professionals, academics and insurers who aim to expand access to oral health education, prevention, and treatment programs in Massachusetts. Taskforce members worked with leaders in the Senate to pass An Act to improve, promote and protect the oral health of the Commonwealth, which would greatly improve the effectiveness and availability of oral health care for all Massachusetts residents. The Taskforce also successfully advocated for continued funding for theBESToralhealthprogramSpringfield.

The landmark lawsuit, Health Care For All v. Romney, brought by Health Law Advocates and Greater Boston Legal Services, has contributed to significant improvements tothe oral health care needs of individuals on MassHealth. Major victories this past year

include an increase in reimbursement rates for children’s dental health care and the launchof a MassHealth pediatric fluoride varnish program.

The Watch Your Mouth Campaign (WYM) raisesawarenessofchildren’soralhealthissuesthrough media advocacy and community organizing. WYM hosted trainings where individuals learned to frame messages in supportofchildren’soralhealth.WYMplacedadvertisements and advertorials in radio, cable television and newspaper publications statewide and locally, as well as on billboards in many MBTA locations. Opinion-editorial pieces, letters to the editor and commentaries brought in over 90 articles in statewide and local publications and radio stations.

Looking ahead: The uncertainty of the economy threatens to diminish oral health programs in Massachusetts. HCFA and our oral health campaigns will work toward preserving our access gains, look to expand dental coverage to all Commonwealth Care enrollees and replicate theBESTOralHealthPrograminmorecommunities.

Frank Robinson, Ph.D. Executive Director

Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc.

“AsPresidentandCEOofDorchesterHouse,acommunity health center that includes a dental clinic, I understand how critical oral health is to overall health. Health Care For All, through the work of the Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce and Watch Your Mouth Campaign, helps policy makers understand the importance of oral health and craft policies that improve it for Massachusetts residents. HCFA plays

a vital role in protecting and strengthening the dental safety net.”

Joel Abrams Chief Executive OfficerDorchester House Multi-Service Center

“You are not a healthy person unless you have good oral health. Oral health is part of general health and it can affect your overall health and your quality of life.” -C.EverettKoop,FormerU.S.SurgeonGeneral

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 2008

Revenues for Fiscal Year 2008 decreased 7.25% - totaling $3,550,932. Grants and foundation support accounted for 76.4% of total revenue, $2,713,089, and our annual fundraising event, For the People: A Celebration of Health

Care Leaders raised over $400,000.

REvENUES Project Grants $2,713,089 Contracts $253,381 Events & Gifts $400,735 Membership $112,660 Miscellaneous $71,067

Total: $3,550,932

ExPENSES Policy and Programs $3,130,976 Development $317,907 Administration $66,246

Total: $3,515,129

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Revenues

Project Grants

Miscellaneous

Membership

Events & Gifts

Contracts

Expenses

Policy & Programs

AdministrationDevelopment

Health Care For All relies on supporters, who, like you, believe that quality, affordable, accessible health care is the right of every Massachusetts resident. We owe it to future generations to concentrate all of our energy on delivering the promise of health reform and the implementation of Chapter 58. Gifts, large and small, are essential to our mission and greatly appreciated. Becoming a member of Health Care For All strengthens our work and provides unrestricted support. By contributing to HCFA, you can make a difference and bring positive change to our health care system. If you would like to support HCFA, please visit our website at www.hcfama.org where you can learn about our giving opportunities and make a donation online.

To make a donation by mail, please make your check payable to: Health Care For All 30 Winter Street, 10th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Attn: Development

If you would like to be contacted personally about opportunities to support HCFA, please call Melissa Freitas at 617-275-2926.

Thank you very much for your generosity and support.

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Kathryn Bicego, HelpLineManager

Czarina Biton, WatchYourMouthCampaignCoordinator

Rosemarie Boardman, DirectorofFinanceandOperations

Mehreen Butt, DirectorofGovernmentAffairs

Courtney Chelo, OralHealthCampaignOrganizer

Jaime Corliss, OralHealthPolicyCoordinator

Glitza Crowley, PartnershipAdministrativeAssociate

Suzanne Curry, HealthReformCoalitionCoordinator

Marie Fede, AccountingAssociate

Lisa Fenichel, e-HealthConsumerAdvocate

Amy Franz, MarketingandInformationManager

Melissa Freitas, IndividualGivingandEventsManager

Hannah Frigand, HelpLineCounselor

Jessica Hamilton, PolicyAssociate

Catherine Hammons, HealthReformPolicyAssociate

Lisa Kaplan Howe, PrivateMarketPolicyManager

Ann-Marie Joyce, HumanResourcesManager

Christine Keeves, OralHealthCommunicationsCoordinator

Prince-DontayeKing,Assistant

Dayanne Leal, OutreachManager

Monika Lira Malhoit, HelpLineCounselor

Kuong Ly, ConsumerHealthQualityOrganizer

ErlaMenard,AdministrativeAssistant

Denise Moran, HelpLineCounselor

Matt Noyes, Children’sHealthCoordinator

FawnPhelps,DirectorofPolicy

DonnaPinaRobinson,ManagerofFinanceandAdministration

Brian Rosman, DirectorofResearch

Carlos Solis, HelpLineCounselor

Lindsey Tucker, HealthReformPolicyManager

Deborah Wachenheim, HealthQualityManager

Camille Watson, HealthDisparitiesCoordinator

Lynn Wickwire, DirectorofDevelopmentandCommunications

President Charles Joffe-Halpern ExecutiveDirector,Ecu-HealthCare,Inc.

Vice President April J. Taylor UEPFellowTuftsUniversity&PublicHealthAdvocate

Secretary/Clerk Frank Robinson Director,PartnersforaHealthierCommunity

Treasurer Steve Gorrie ProfessionalParliamentarian,PastPresidentoftheMassachusettsTeachersAssociation

Members

Mary Connelly CivilRightsManager,ExecutiveOfficeofHealthandHumanServices

Jacqueline M. Coogan CommunityChildHealthAdvocate,JointCommitteeforChildren’sHealthinEverett

Alba Cruz-Davis PublicHealthConsultant

Raul Garcia Professor&Chair,Dept.ofHealthPolicy&HealthServicesResearchBostonUniversitySchoolofDentalMedicine

NorbertGoldfield Physician,HealthInformationSystems,3MHealthCare

Dorcas Grigg-Saito ExecutiveDirector,LowellCommunityHealthCenter

Roderick King Senior,Faculty,MGHDisparitiesSolutionCenterInstructor,HarvardMedicalSchool

WendyE.Parmet MatthewsDistinguishedUniversityProfessorofLaw,NortheasternUniversitySchoolofLaw

RobertPomales ExecutiveDirector,Latin-AmericanHealthInstitute

LuciliaPrates-Ramos ProgramDirector,MassachusettsMedicareOutreachandEducation

Robert Restuccia ExecutiveDirector,CommunityCatalyst,Inc.

Lisa Stephani Attorney,PrivatePractice

Kate Villers President,CommunityCatalyst,Inc.

HCFA Staff

HCFA Board of Directors

Grantors (Government Agencies, Foundations and Corporations)

Arbella Charitable Foundation, Inc.Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA FoundationBlue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsThe Boston FoundationBoston Medical Center HealthNet PlanBoston University’s Center of Excellence in Women’s HealthC.F. Adams Charitable Trust Cambridge Health AllianceCatherine and Paul Buttenwieser FoundationChildren’s Hospital BostonCommonwealth Care AllianceThe Commonwealth of MassachusettsCommunity CatalystDelta Dental Plan of MassachusettsEastern Bank Charitable FoundationThe Fife Cragin Charitable Trust

Follow FoundationGabrieli Family FoundationThe Health Foundation of Central MAHeinz Family FoundationThe Horace Dawson FoundationThe Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation The Janey Fund Charitable TrustThe Mary B. Dunn Charitable TrustThe Metrowest Community Health Care FoundationMilbank Memorial Fund The Nathan Cummings FoundationOral Health FoundationPartners HealthCareThe Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable FoundationPhilip Evans Scholarship Foundation Plymouth Rock Assurance FoundationPublic Welfare FoundationRobert Wood Johnson FoundationState Street Foundation, Inc.Tufts Health PlanUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Inc.W.K. Kellogg FoundationYawkey Foundations

Gifts of $10,000 or more

SEIU Local 1199Philip and Deborah Edmundson MA Medical SocietyPhilippe and Katherine Villers

Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

AnonymousAARP MassachusettsAmerican Cancer SocietyBaystate Health SystemRoy HammerMA Hospital AssociationMassPROMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Neighborhood Health PlanPhilip W. Johnston AssociatesS. Stephen RosenfeldDaniel RothenbergSmith & RauschenbachThe MENTOR NetworkThe Rasky/Baerlein Group, Inc.Tufts-New England Medical CenterWestfield Capital Management Company, LLC

Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999

AnonymousMitchell Adams and Kevin SmithMichael BlauBoston Public Health CommissionDana Farber Cancer InstituteCharles and Nancy DonahueChester and Joy DouglassNorbert Goldfield

Grossman Marketing GroupHarvard Pilgrim Health CareJohn Snow, Inc.MA Extended Care FederationMA League of Community Health CentersPARTNERS + simonsPartners for a Healthier Community Ropes & GraySchneider Institute for Health PolicySEIU Local 615John Tierney

Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (2)Aetna Student HealthAlliance Health Inc.Applied Management Systems, Inc.Bank of America/Columbia ManagementBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterRobert BlendonBoston Center for Independent LivingBoston Health Care for the HomelessBoston University School of Dental MedicineBoston’s Community Medical GroupJohn BrouderCambridge College School of ManagementCHC Family Health CenterCommunity WorksCRICO/Risk Management FoundationDenterlein WorldwideMatthew Fishman and Robin LipsonThomas GlynnHarvard School of Dental MedicineHarvard Vanguard Medical AssociatesJean HaynesHeywood HospitalHouseworks, LLC

Justice Resource InstituteKeystone PartnersMA e-Health CollaborativeMA Health and Educational Facilities AuthorityJohn MaherMental Health and Substance Abuse Corporation of MAWilliam MergendahlMount Auburn HospitalNetwork HealthNorth Shore Medical CenterKathleen O’LoughlinPhyllis Chen and Marco BeatriceJoseph and Marlene PratesRobert Restuccia and Emily FeinbergAbby RockefellerSusan SherryThe Commonwealth FundTufts University School of Dental MedicineNancy TurnbullUpham’s Corner Health CenterVanguard Health Systems New EnglandVinfen CorporationWeber ShandwickWinchester HospitalJanice YostRobert Zevin

Gifts of $500 - $999 AnonymousAlexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., P.C.Tom AlpernBard GroupEmelia BenjaminBest DoctorsKurt BlochLinda BurgessCataldo Ambulance Service, Inc.Committee of Interns & Residents/ SEIU 1957

Robert ComptonConcordantGaren CorbettCRESA PartnersDisease Management Purchasing ConsortiumMark DishopErnst and YoungCynthia Feiden-WarshForbaAllan and Janet GreenHealth IntegratedHebrew SeniorLifeJobs for the FutureJoint Committee for Children’s Health Care in EverettMarc KozinMareyl LockeMA Council of Community HospitalsMA Dental SocietyMA Nurses AssociationJohn E. McDonough and Janice FurlongPeter McKelveyMark MinelliPeter MoyerSumit NagpalNew England Regional Council of Carpenters Northern Berkshire Health SystemsPhillips, DiPisa and AssociatesSylvia PierceLucilia Prates Joseph and Nancy RestucciaSolomon McCown & Company, Inc.Ben and Kate Taylor The Public Policy InstituteWilliam Van FaasenWainwright BankWhittier Street Neighborhood Health CenterLynn and Barbara Wickwire

Gifts of $250 - $499 Eileen AmyAnn BloomRobert BuxbaumCommunity Partners, Inc.James ConwayDelta ProjectsKippy DeweyDorchester House Multi Service CenterBarry DornDaniel DriscollFallon Community Health PlanRonald FeldmanRaul GarciaJohn GushaHome Care Alliance of MassachusettsJane HonoroffInstitute for Health Care ImprovementCharles and Ellen Joffe-HalpernJust Give.orgNancy KaneSusan KaufmanSarah KuhLahey Clinic Medical Center Mary Kay LeonardLinda Long-BellilMA Organization of Nurse ExecutivesThomas MartinChardra McKayRobert MeenanMichael MonopoliMTA Benefits, Inc.Elyse PeglerKaren QuigleyPeter RosenbaumElaine RyanDonna ShawMichael ShwartzLuz SolanoJohn StrausLucy Stroock

We gratefully acknowledge and thank the individuals, organizations and foundations who have generously contributed to Health Care For All. Without their support, much of the momentum of health reform in Massachusetts would not have been possible.

We have done our best to make sure these lists are accurate and complete. If, however, we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled the names of any donors, please accept our apologies, and let us knowbycallingusat617-275-2929orsendinganemail to Melissa Freitas at freitas@hcfama.org.

Sothateachandeverydonor’sgenerosityisacknowledged, we will list any omitted names in the next issue of our newsletter, AHealthyVoice.

Peter SturgesKathleen SullivanThe Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaWendy WarringWheelock College

Gifts of $100 - $249 Anonymous ( 2 )Donald AccettaAdCare Hospital of WorcesterJoanne AgababianAlan and Elizabeth Kopin Family FundMark AllanBill AllanRichard AllenMichael AnsaraBarbara AnthonyLuz ArroyoJeannette AtkinsonCarol AxelrodSara BachmanLeanne BergeLori BerryBethel A.M.E. ChurchBoston Bates Business NetworkCarolyn BrittBrockton Neighborhood Health CenterCatherine BrownOliver BuckleyNancy A. BuckmanFaith CalhounLucy CandibAlissa CaronLisa CarrollCasa EsperanzaSuzanne CashmanHarry CastlemanJohn ChapmanAlan CohenPeter CohenCommittee to Elect Liz Malia

Community Health ConnectionsBetty ConnorDonna CooperCouncil of Social Agencies of Hampshire CountyHarold CoxThomas CraneNeil and Stephen Cronin/BarrusRebecca CunninghamJohn CupplesJoseph CurtatoneJanet DillonJennifer DobruckMark DohertyPaula Doress-WortersMichael and Kitty DukakisDavid EngelRobert FallonDonald FarleyNorma FenochiettiFred FoulkesMurray FrankMark FreyDonna FriedmanRobert FriedmanKathleen FudaJane GallagherSteve GallantLeonard GlantzRichard GoldsteinDiane GordonLawrence GottliebMadeleine GrantGreater New Bedford Community Health CenterDorcas Griggs SaitoBruce HaimowitzShandon HallandJack HamiltonPaul HanisMary Ann HartMary HaskellEvelyn HaussleinGail HavelickHealth Literacy Consulting

Janelle HeinekeMarcia HertzHoward HiattDavid HoffmanHome for Little WanderersDiane IagulliMark IrwinLizette JacoFrancine JacobsKathryn JohnsonDebra Kaplan-LewisLinda KenneyDavid KovenEric KramerBarbara LambiasoTom LeggatPaul LevyBetsy LowryHelen LuceLinda LynchMA Coalition of Nurse PractitionersMA Law Reform InstituteAmy MacnultyEmily MacraeMyrna MalecJoanne MarquseeRichard MartinEugenia MaslandColleen MasseyPeter MasucciAngus Mc QuilkenDonna McCormickLucy MeadowsGail MelixKathy MelleyLeigh MelloAmanda MerricksFrank MichelmanMyron MillerDolores MitchellMaureen MooreGrace MorenoMarilyn MorrisseyAndrew and Gail MottJohn Mudd

Marsha MullaneyKathy MyersSamuel NaglerNAMINARAL Pro-Choice MassachusettsNE Council State Health AssociationsMichael NickeyLonnie NorrisNorth Quabbin Community CoalitionBonnie NortonEmily NovickRobyn OlsonVanessa OlsonGlenn OrensteinSara OrozcoStephen PerlmanElizabeth PerryFawn PhelpsDan PhillipsCynthia PiltchGerald PlattJoshua PosnerLonnie PowersSabrina PulleyVictoria PulosBarbra RabsonLen RaymondCarmin ReissJulius RichmondNancy RoachElizabeth RobertsAllan RodgersDolores RootJulie RosenRobert SablePat SalemJan SchaferRoberta SchmidleinEric SchubertSenior Whole HealthDavid ShactmanKimberly ShellenbergerHoward ShrobeDonald ShulmanPatricia Silverman

John SimonsKathy SimpsonRuth SmithHelene SolomonWilliam StasonMarla SteinRobert SteinCynthia StevensBetsy StollHelen StriederRoberta StronginDavid SullivanJean SullivanRobert TaubeCarol TobiasRalph VettersRobert WakefieldBarry WalshSidney WanzerMark WeberDoug WeinstockRonald WeintraubJoel WeissmanDorothy WeitzmanEric WeltmanDonald WertliebRachel WheelerMary WinslowMary Lou WoodfordAlan WoodwardPano YeracarisLynda Young SorrentiAlan Zaslavsky Zurick Davis, Inc. Gifts under $100

Anonymous (19)ABCD Health ServicesZilda AchecoMichael AdamsWilliam AgnatovechAnne AlachSonia AlamJohn Alarik

Larisa AlekseyevaMyron AllukianJoel AlpertDanielle AndersonAPConnsulting, LLCAndrea AraujoJoel AronsonMichael ArsenaultPearl AtlasLisbeth BalliganMaria BallistaChristine BarberRosemarie BarkerWesley BarrosLeonard BarrosoHelen BermanNancy BloomJudith BolivarJoao BorgesLinda BormuthMarcia BoundyJanice BoutotteErin BradyDavid BrandmarkDavid BreakstoneBrookhaven at LexingtonManuel BrownJean Hines BurkeNiloeia BussadoriAudrey CapuanoJean CargillMargaret CarvanDavid CashMichael and Helen CasselsLaura CatanzaroCarol CerfJenny ChanSantos ChavarriaJonathan ChinesJennifer ChowDevereux ClarkeHeather CloranMelvin ClouseSusan CoakleyBrett Cohen

Leslie CohenAnn Marie ColageoJessica CollinsCommunity Action Committee of CCIAlex and Ileen ConnMary ConnellyCheryl ConnerCarol ConroyEvelyn CoraJudith CoughlinCelestine CoxJose CrepaldiElma Christina CristoAllen CrockerPauline CrowninshieldMartha CruzWilson CunhaSuzanne CurryRobert CushingElizabeth Daake KellyStephen D’AmatoRuth DanielsCarolyn DarackErika DayBea DeanRobert DeBloisMichael DeSherbininMaria DesousaMark DilauraLori Divine-HudsonCatlin DonnellyKathryn DowneyJanet DrakeLisa DuffySally EbelingGoldie EderMaricelo EdinPatti Embry-TautenhamPeter EnrichMark EvansBarbara FainPatricia FalcaoFalmouth Democratic Town CommitteeFalmouth Human Services

Silmara FalquetoZoila FeldmanLewis FinferLeora FishmanRuth FiskWinifred FitzgeraldAbby FlamSigne FliegerBalmore FloresNancy FoleyDeborah FrankBarbara FrankAlan FrankElmer FreemanMelissa FreitasGail GallLeah GallivanHeather GeldhofAndrew GellerRoberta GianfortoniDennis GiaQuintoRose GiovanettiOra GladstoneFrances GodineJonas GoldbergAna Lucia GomesRita GonsalvesDaniel GoodenoughMimi GordonAlan and Lynne GorrieStephen GorrieMatthew GreenbergMartin GreensteinEliza GregoryTerry GrundMichael HagerMarcia HamsJudith HarrisWalter HarrisonGerald HassRuth HensleyBac HerajnhPatricia HertzAnn HeymannSharon Higgins

Linda HillyerDavid HinchenJames HolmesChristine HornCourtney Hunter-MeloRuth IceiGive.com Aurora IliadisNora IsraeloffSteven JacksonRonda JacobsenMandi JanisEvelyn Johnson MooreDeborah KatzPauline KatzAmy KatzenJoanne KayMarjorie KearnsAnne Kelly ContiniKatie KingHarry KirschLinda KleinBarbara KohinSusan LanctotDavid LaRoccaDebra LastihCharles LearoydLisa LeavittJulien LeePriscilla LeithMarc LevineHariusa LimaJohn LippittAdalberto LizAnnette LoganLuzia LopesCarol LukasMA Hispanic Dental AssociationJean MacRaeJanet MagnaniFrank MalleyManet Community Health CenterAntonio MarinaroConcetta MarottaLuiz Marques

Paula MartelLucineia MartinsRobert MathewsGeorgia MattisonCarol MatykaJoanne McDevittPaul McGearyKathryn McGovernMargaret McKennaLynn McWhoodRoseanna H. MeansRichard MindessGeoffrey ModestJerry MogulNicole MonnellDavid MontgomeryMichael MorganPatricia MorrisonJoanna MorrowKarla Moxha BrownTom MuxieEleanor MyersonBarbara NakafeeroDilma NascimentoLisa NashRobert NasonNetwork for GoodNorth River Counseling Inc.Northeast Health SystemKaren O’MearaBruce O’BrienMary O’BrienJames O’ConnellHolly OldhamJo-Anne OleanSandra OliveiraIcardo OliveiraEugenia OliveraDavid O’NeilPatrick O’ReillyElaine O’ReillyCheryl PacellaRobert PamalesMarinalva PardimWendy Parmet

Sabino PascualKirk PaulsonMonte PearsonLawrence PereraDarlene PerkinsAllyson PerronJan PetersonRosemarie PikeAlfredo PlazziMichael PollittRobert PomalesSandy PoolerJacqueline PritzkerAnabela QuelhaCarmelo Ramos ThomasNancy RidleySharon RinaldiPamela RobertsGeorge RogersSefatia RomeoCatherine RomeoMelissa RomeroMark RosensheinGail Elaine RubensteinMarcy RubinGeorge RussellEllen RutgersLorianne Sainsbury-WongLuciano SanchezLenilda Santana WetterAntonio SantosJoseph SchifferdeckerSchumacher Healthcare MarketingDennis ScottRobert SeifertAndrea SerlinElizabeth ShawMalachy Shaw-JonesDonald ShepardAlvin ShiggsLinda ShyavitzMauricio SilvaMaria SilvaAlvaro Silva MonteiroJoyce Silverman

Kim SimonianAron SkverskyJoan SlamaLisa SloaneJoan SmithKim SmithSarah SmithCynthia SnowDavid SokolBetty SoldzMerlin SouthwickMarian SpencerBarbara Spillman ScupiBarbara StariknokRebecca StarrAudrey SteinFrank and Linda SteinLisa StephaniRobert SternLeo StolbachLeela StrongElizabeth SullivanMary SullivanCarlos TabaresSusan TatelmanStacey TaugerDavid ThorneMary TillmanJohn ToddTimothy TraskScott TroppyNicola TruppinWilliam TsaoLindsey TuckerSilverio ValenciaBarbara Van DellJohn Van ScoyocPetra VazquezMargarete VieiraEvelin VieraGloria VillariEdward VolcimusDeborah WachenheimDoris WachslerRobert Walton

Barbara WandRaymond WatsonMatt WhalenJamie WillmuthSusan WinningAnne WoodEileen WoodsAlyssa YenikomshianKang YoungPenelope YunubaCarlos Zaninelli

Gifts in Honor of Frank BaeClaire BaneyAnita Cutler Deborah EllstromJoy and Bob FallonAmory HoughtonChip Joffe-HalpernJohn McDonoughKathy O’LoughlinAlan and Marsha SteinMarla SteinLaura Zimmerman

Gifts in Memory of Kevin FitzgeraldSalvatore Marotta

In Kind Donations 7 Seas Whale Watch and ChartersThe Aquitaine GroupAmerican Repetory TheatreAntico Forno: Cucina A LegnaArt in GivingBJ’sBlue Man GroupBoston BalletBoston BruinsBoston Red SoxCambridge School of Culinary Arts

Cliffords FlowersColorado AvalancheComedy ConnectionCommunity Boating Inc.DeCordova MuseumFred DeloreyMichael DukakisThe George Howell Coffee CompanySteve GorrieHarpoon BreweryHenrietta’s Table (c/o The Charles Hotel)The Huntington Theatre CompanyImprov AsylumThe Institute of Contemporary ArtIsabella Stewart Gardner MuseumJillian’s BostonJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Museum and LibraryJoseph Gann JewelersLyric Stage CompanyEliane MarkoffNew England AquariumNew England Patriots FoundationNorth End Market ToursPV Kent & AssociatesThe Shattuck Golf ClubTerroir CoffeeTrader Joe’sVintages AdventuresWhole Foods

ListreflectscontributionsmadeduringtheperiodJuly1,2007throughJune30,2008

Thank you! HCFA apologizes in advance for any omissions made to this annual report.

Communications Health Care For All uses multiple channels to com-municate our mission and inform the public about important health reform news. One-on-one out-reach, direct mail, email and online tools combine to give HCFA an effective means to reach across all populations and promote our work. In addition to working with the media through press releases and phone calls, HCFA mailed print newsletters, sent eNewsletters, launched a new website de-sign and maintained A Healthy Blog. HCFA also started to experiment with social networking tools – posting to good2gether.com and starting a cause on Facebook.

Newsletters HCFA sends both print and electronic newslet-ters. Our print newsletter, AHealthyVoice, was mailed out three times in FY08 (fall, winter andspring)toapproximately3,500households.The electronic newsletter is emailed monthly to approximately 4,000 email addresses. Linksembedded in the eNewsletter drive traffic to HCFA’s website, further engaging recipientswith our mission. To receive our eNewsletter visit: www.hcfama.org/signup.

HelpLine – 800-272-4232 HCFA’sHelpLineenablesconsumerstocontactour staffers directly to ask questions and get as-sistancewithapplyingforbenefits.Thenumberof calls received this year exceeds the numbers from the past two years combined. HelpLine counselors answered 34,781 calls between July2007andJune2008.

HCFA website – www.hcfama.org Early in 2008, HCFA launched its newlyredesigned website. Easier navigation, onlineforms and clear branding are hallmarks of the new design. Since the end of February our website has attracted over 25,000 unique visitors and averages 438 visits a day. Each coalitionmaintains pages explaining its policy work in addition to important media stories.

This annual report was produced by the Development and Communications Department of Health Care For All. For additional copies, please contact Amy Franz at 617-275-2930 orsend an email to afranz@hcfama.org.

Health Care For Allispartofaone-of-a-kindcollaborative of organizations inside and outsideour officesat30WinterStreet.Meet ouramazingpartners:

Health Law Advocates,HCFA’snon-profitlawfirm, is the only law firm in the nation affiliatedwitha consumerorganizationanddedicated solelyto ensuringaccess tohealth care forMassachusetts’mostvulnerablecitizens.

Community Catalyst works to strengthen thevoice of consumers and communities across theUnitedStateswhereverdecisionsaremadeshapingthefutureofourhealthsystem.CommunityCatalystworksinpartnershipwithconsumerandcommunitygroups around the country to promote health carejustice.

Public Policy Institute empowers activiststhrough policy analysis and skill-building sessionsfocused on messaging, campaign planning,organizing grassroots constituencies, buildingnontraditional coalitions and using earned andpaidmediastrategies.

Commonwealth Care Alliance provides thebest possible care, tailored to the needs of elders,especiallytoolderresidentswithspecialhealthcareneeds across Massachusetts, by providing provenclinical strategies that improve care and managecosts, within a team-based, consumer-directed,prepaidcaredeliveryprogram.

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A Healthy Blog – blog.hcfama.org The HCFA blog is consistently the most comprehensive source of information for the health policy community in the Commonwealth. Blog entries are posted several times a day and include meetings, events,reportsandpolicydebates.InFY’08HCFAusedtheblogtosharespecificsaboutConnectorBoardhearings.Spikesinblogtrafficcorrespond with events on Beacon Hill indicating that the public depends upon AHealthyBlog as a resource for news and announcements.

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