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Service charges are a vice in a society that prioritizes mental health | Virtues and Vices

Anna Welsh March 21, 2024
Why are consumers responsible for paying these charges? And why is there such a great reliance on tips as opposed to restructuring the system so that employers bear the cost?
Union workers

Boston University reaches agreement with BU workers to increase salaries

Sheik Floradewan November 17, 2022
32BJ Service Employees International Union reached an agreement with BU for custodians, tradespeople and grounds and maintenance workers at BU and BUMC.
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Gender Justice: The lack of gender equality in health care is life-threatening

Meredith Varner April 16, 2021
My body and right to health care are dictated by far too many people.
dana-farber cancer institute in boston

Medicare for All online event discusses challenges in health care system

Sophie Nye March 25, 2021
BU School of Public Health held an event Monday on Medicare for All with author Abdul El-Sayed.
Samuel Shupe, a former Boston University lecturer, posted an essay on Reddit last week detailing his frustration with BU’s failure to pay faculty members a living wage. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Former BU lecturer posts essay criticizing University’s unlivable wages

Madhri Yehiya January 25, 2021
In the post titled “BU’s Poor Treatment of Faculty (and Students),” Shupe describes how he was forced to quit his job teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Writing Program due to inadequate pay. Shupe taught at the University for seven years and received his Ph.D. from BU in 2019.
Boston University’s School of Social Work hosted a virtual panel on Nov. 17 to discuss health care equity in the United States and the responsibility of the Biden administration to tackle disparities in health care. CONNOR ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social workers discuss health care inequalities on ‘vulnerable populations’ post-election

Connor Allen November 24, 2020
Boston University’s School of Social Work held a panel discussion Nov. 17 on health care equity in the United States and the steps that should be taken during the next four years.
Blue Cross Blue Shield will offer free two-hour Bluebike passes on Nov. 3 in its Bike to Vote campaign dedicated to helping Boston residents get to the polls. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Bluebikes to provide free rides on Election Day

Samuele Petruccelli October 26, 2020
Free access will be available at more than 300 bike stations in and around Boston.
In a virtual webinar hosted by Boston University’s School of Public Health, the founder and CEO of Day Health Strategies discussed inequities in health care. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Health care expert says US is in ‘embarrassing situation,’ needs better coverage

Kyla Denisevich October 22, 2020
The United States is one of the only developed countries without universal health care, and expert Rosemarie Day has some solutions for that growing issue.
A survey released Wednesday found that despite the high number of insured Massachusetts residents, issues with the cost and access to health care persists. PHOTO BY MADI GOLDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Health reform survey reveals insurance trends among Massachusetts residents

Steven Barry March 29, 2016

A Massachusetts health reform survey released Wednesday found that even though a high percentage of residents have health care, many have faced challenges with affordability and access to proper medical...

A task force created by Boston University President Robert Brown has changed the university's current health maintenance organization health plan, and will put in place a new preferred provider organization health plan. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

University releases new health care benefits plan for faculty, staff

Sekar Krisnauli September 9, 2015

Boston University’s faculty and staff health insurance and disability plan will experience changes in January, the school announced Friday. The changes will adhere to recommendations presented by the...

The Massachusetts Health Connector looks to implement a “risk adjustment plan” and evaluate online services. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Health Connector to evaluate service, implement risk adjustment plan

Paige Smith April 16, 2015

Following the conclusion of open enrollment in the Massachusetts Health Connector in mid-February, the program now looks forward to implementing a risk adjustment plan and evaluating online services. The...

EDIT: CVS requires employee health information

Daily Free Press Admin March 19, 2013

A new CVS policy requires workers who use company health insurance to report their weight, body fat and glucose levels to the insurer or pay a $600-a-year penalty, according to The Boston Herald. The Herald...

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