Healthcare Under another order issued on Sunday, commercial insurers and the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) will be required to cover medically necessary telehealth services. Telehealth is “the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care.”…
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Legislation for the 191th Session
Each new session bring tremendous energy and enthusiasm to the State House as members file legislation for the two-year session. I have been consulting with key advocacy groups like the Sierra Club, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Massachusetts…
Tagged with: Animal Rights, Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Criminal Justice, Education, Energy, Health Care, Housing
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
The Way We Spend Reflects Who and What We Value – Rep. Rogers’ Thoughts on the FY2017 Budget
The process of crafting Massachusetts’ budget began in January with the Governor’s budget proposal. The House is now developing its budget, to be followed by the Senate’s budget deliberations and ultimately a conference committee to resolve differences between the two.…
Tagged with: Education, Environment, Health Care, Housing, Revenue, Transportation
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, News, Op Eds, The District
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, News, Op Eds, The District
Committee Assignments for the 2015/2016 Legislative Session
One of the primary ways in which legislators influence state policy on Beacon Hill is through their work as members of committees. During the 2013/2014 legislative session I sat on the Joint Committees on Housing, Health Care Financing, and Municipalities…
Tagged with: Health Care, Housing
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, The District, Uncategorized
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, The District, Uncategorized
March 2014 Email Newsletter
Here is Rep Rogers’ monthly newsletter for June 2014.
Tagged with: Economic Justice, Health Care, Public Safety
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Monthly newsletter, Office Hours, The District
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Monthly newsletter, Office Hours, The District
Get Health Care Advice for the January 1st Insurance Deadline
January 1, 2014 is the date by which everyone in the United States must have health insurance. Many now find themselves scrambling to get insurance, a process that has proven more complicated than expected. While the challenges of this process are significant, there…
Tagged with: Health Care
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, News, Other updates, The District, Uncategorized
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, News, Other updates, The District, Uncategorized
The Rogers Report with guest State Representative Steve Walsh
Watch the Rogers Report with guest State Representative Steve Walsh, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing on which Rep. Rogers sits.
November 2013 Email Newsletter
Here is Rep Rogers’ monthly newsletter for November 2013.
Tagged with: Economic Justice, Education, Health Care, Veterans
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Monthly newsletter, Office Hours, The District
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Monthly newsletter, Office Hours, The District
May 2013 Email Newlsetter
Representative Rogers’ May email newlsetter features his review of the House Budget, links to an article he wrote on his vote on the transportation revenue package, and a brief look at some of his committee work. The newsletter also highlights…
Tagged with: Health Care, Housing, Transportation
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Monthly newsletter, Office Hours, Op Eds, The District, Uncategorized
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Monthly newsletter, Office Hours, Op Eds, The District, Uncategorized
April 2013 Email Newsletter
In his email newsletter for April, 2013, Representative Rogers discusses his committee assignments, the opportunity to intern in his office, and takes note of a number of events in Belmont, Arlington, and Cambridge.
Tagged with: Health Care, Housing
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Office Hours, The District
Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Events, In the district, Office Hours, The District
