New Health Board Going to Hold Private Meetings, Despite Law
               The new  board charged with overseeing the implementation of the state's “universal” health insurance access law agreed yesterday (Thursday) to hold a private “informational” and “educational” retreat for board members, after a legal memo from Mintz Levin  claimed  they could do so without breaking the state’s Open Meeting Law.
               Many cannot help to point out the irony that it was just such meetings that helped to unravel Hillary Clinton’s plans for universal healthcare back in 1993. 
               In 1993, White House counsel told her that it was okay for her to have her Task Force meet privately in their quest to enact universal healthcare.  A number of organizations, including the National Legal and Policy Center, filed suit against the Task Force, and Hillary’s staff felt compelled to begin destroying the documentation of their meetings, rather than disclose exactly what they were planning. 
               The Massachusetts board could find themselves in court likewise, if they spend any time discussing issues like affordability or ways of executing the new healthcare law while on their “retreat”.