Paying for health insurance is about to become more painful for millions of Americans — including hundreds of thousands of residents in Massachusetts. Costs are skyrocketing as a significant share…
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Amid a standoff in Congress over their renewal, a slew of Obamacare tax credit enhancements are slated to expire Saturday, just as open enrollment begins. If they do, poor and…
Around 24 million Americans get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, and the marketplace to pick a plan opens on Nov. 1. Rising health care costs are at the…
As Health Care for All (HCFA) announced last week, Amy Rosenthal will be stepping down from her position as the Executive Director of HCFA to serve as the Undersecretary of…
Open enrollment for Massachusetts’ health insurance marketplace starts Saturday and nearly 300,000 Bay Staters could see coverage costs soar. Why it matters: The Massachusetts Health Connector says the projected hikes…
Trishan Panch, President of the Health Care for All Board of Directors, issued the following statement in response to Governor Maura Healey’s announcement that Amy Rosenthal, Executive Director of Health…
Across Massachusetts, many immigrant families are living in quiet fear – and most of us know someone who is. People are afraid to go to work, take their kids to…
MASSACHUSETTS IS ALREADY BRACING for significant health care disruptions stemming from Republicans’ sweeping tax bill that cuts Medicaid funding, and policymakers are worried that even more residents will soon feel…
Massachusetts hospitals are continuing to face serious financial headwinds, according to a new annual report from the Center for Health Information and Analysis, which shows widespread operating losses and only…
WHEN A GROUP OF health care practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders gathered last week to continue their examination of Massachusetts’s faltering primary care system, the discussion turned more than once…
When federal health policy takes a step back, Massachusetts is proving it’s ready to move forward. Recent federal actions have created real uncertainty for families and providers. On the one…
Up to 350,000 people in Massachusetts are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage over the next decade, and 104,000 could lose some public food assistance as a result of…
Even as Massachusetts continues to be a national health care leader, including with recent reforms to the behavioral health system, we are cognizant that the crisis in mental health and...
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Primary care is the backbone of medical care access, yet primary care is facing a workforce shortage, making up a smaller portion of health care spending, and is increasingly inaccessible….
Mass General Brigham and CVS want to team up to tackle the dearth of primary care services in Massachusetts by expanding care options at MinuteClinic locations. MGB and MinuteClinic’s Primary…
BOSTON (SHNS) – Mass General Brigham and CVS want to team up to tackle the dearth of primary care services in Massachusetts by expanding care options at MinuteClinic locations. MGB…
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the bill that led to the creation of Medicare and Medicaid. With…
When people run into challenges navigating the health care system such as language barriers, help renewing their insurance or questions about their coverage, certified application counselors (CACs) are an invaluable...
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A sweeping omnibus bill at the State House would target widespread health reform across the state, looking to change how the public and private entities across the state approach health…
Health care industry players remain at odds over whether and to what extent providers should get clearance from an insurer before beginning treatment or providing a medication, and they’re once…