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The Harvard Crimson: Vote Yes on Ballot Question Two

Health is a human right. We mean this in a literal sense: The right to health is, after all, enshrined in the international human rights corpus, and every country (including our own!) has ratified at least one international human rights treaty recognizing this right....

Boston Globe: Vote yes on Question 2

Forcing dental insurers to spend more of the premiums they collect on actual patient care would be a step in the right direction. Not many people like going to the dentist. There are the blindingly bright lights, the invasive metal tools, the odd tasting toothpaste —...

The Berkshire Eagle: Our Opinion: Yes on Question 2

Ballot Question 2 asks voters to create a law regulating dental insurance plans in Massachusetts. A yes vote would require dental insurers to spend at least 83 percent of premiums on member dental expenses and quality improvements, and would also require dental...

NBC Boston: Thirteen Mass. Lawmakers Back Dental Care Ballot Question

Delta Dental has emerged as the main opponent to the ballot question Thirteen Massachusetts lawmakers declared their support Wednesday for the ballot question directing dental insurance companies to allocate 83% of premium revenue toward patient care. The Committee on...

Thirteen Lawmakers Back Dental Care Question

Thirteen lawmakers declared their support Wednesday for the ballot question directing dental insurance companies to allocate 83 percent of premium revenue toward patient care. The Committee on Dental Insurance Quality announced the support from Reps. Jessica Giannino,...

RED BOOK ARGUMENT ALLOWED BY SJC

  BOSTON, MA – This past Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) dismissed the lawsuit filed by Delta Dental of Massachusetts to stop the printing of the RED BOOK "In Favor" Argument, supporting The Dental Ballot (Question 2). The SJC decision stated that Delta...