MARCH 15, 2022…..After watching the pandemic exacerbate the need for improved access to behavioral health care, Gov. Charlie Baker doubled down Tuesday on a plan to force providers and insurers…
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BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a bill Tuesday that he said would help expand access to primary care and mental health services and help control rising health care…
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker is wading into the debate over health care costs during his final months in office with a new plan seeking to reduce prescription drug prices,…
One area that did see an increase in spending was on prescription drugs, consistent with trends in prior years. This may also have been affected by COVID-related policies, which let…
MARCH 14, 2022…..A new state report provides a snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic’s early impacts on the health care system in Massachusetts, tracking an unusual year-over-year decline in spending and…
THE COST OF treating her Type 1 diabetes for 15 years has taken a toll on Claire Clendenen’s life. Clendenen, who works in public health in Boston, just recently paid $700…
MARCH 10, 2022 – Officials at the Massachusetts Health Connector on Thursday put forward a framework for their 2023 health insurance offerings that would eliminate sick visit copays and cost-sharing…
The Senate, which is led by female Senate President Karen Spilka, also Wednesday passed a bill requiring MassHealth to cover new mothers’ postpartum care for a year, up from 60 days. Sen….
Prescription-drug costs have skyrocketed in recent years, and a bill before the Massachusetts General Court aims to rein them in. The proposal would lower co-payments and other out-of-pocket costs for…
BOSTON — The state Senate on Thursday approved a health care cost reduction plan that would cap costs for insulin and require pharmaceutical companies to notify state regulators when a…