Described as a fierce defender of Medicare and Medicaid and a person dedicated to the hard and detailed work on arcane healthcare policy issues, U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D) was presented with MHA’s 2019 Health & Hospital Hero Award last Thursday night.
“Congressman Neal has always had the back of the Massachusetts and American hospital community,” MHA President Steve Walsh said in presenting the award.
In accepting the award, Neal -- the chair of the House Ways & means Committee -- noted the success of Massachusetts in providing health coverage for 100% of children in the state and 97% of adults. He vowed to continue fighting to strengthen and improve the Affordable Care Act.