Massachusetts lawmakers are considering legislation to better protect residents struggling with medical debt. Despite having the highest insurance coverage rate in the nation, one in eight people in the state carry debt from…

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…