Roughly 15,000 documented immigrants in New England will lose full Medicaid coverage on Thursday, the most recent in a series of deep purges mandated by Congress’s Big, Beautiful Bill. The…
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State launches campaign to help residents navigate tough new Medicaid rules | WBUR | August 11, 2026
Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday launched a $10 million effort to raise awareness about federally mandated changes to Medicaid, which will force members to cross new hurdles in order to…
After keeping onlookers guessing for weeks about the contours of its plan, the House made clear with a resounding vote Thursday that its leaders, too, want to force the Massachusetts…
Is the federal government trying to kick sick people off Medicaid? It certainly seems like it. Congress made the policy choice to impose work requirements on Medicaid — which in…
You’re a cost-conscious adult who religiously sticks to living within their means. One day, you’re involved in a serious accident that necessitates transport to a hospital emergency room. There, you’re…
What does it mean to be medically frail? For the purposes of avoiding new work requirements for government subsidized health care, the Trump administration includes in its definition of medical...
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Dentist Dr. Tara Prasad thinks a lot about the logistics of homelessness — how difficult it is to brush your teeth when you don’t have a place to store a…
On April 12, 2006, in the same space in Boston’s Faneuil Hall where colonists rallied for liberty, Beacon Hill’s big players lined up on stage under the sweeping oil painting of Daniel…
The landmark health care reform that made Massachusetts the most insured state in the country and served as the framework for Obamacare turned 20 on Sunday, April 12. As federal health care...
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One in 10 Americans who had Affordable Care Act plans last year dropped health insurance altogether after federal subsidies expired, according to a new survey from the health policy think…