There is a good reason for health insurers to occasionally require prior authorization for medical treatment. If a doctor prescribes an unusual, experimental, or expensive medication or procedure, the insurer...

GOV. MAURA HEALEY announced this month that the state would use $250 million from a state trust fund to assist some Massachusetts residents who have lost enhanced federal subsidies to…

CHELSEA ― Health providers across Massachusetts are noticing a troubling ripple effect from stepped-up immigration enforcement: Immigrant families are skipping medical appointments, choosing to forgo care, canceling their limited state-provided...

A state task force focused on Massachusetts’ primary care access problems has a bold proposition — demand providers and insurers double what they spend on primary care. The proposal follows a drumbeat of...