AS THE YEAR draws to a close, with COVID still raging, the sad reality is that the next weeks to a few months could be quite challenging. The hope here…
Black and Hispanic residents in Massachusetts struggle to pay medical bills, find it harder to access doctor appointments and have patchier health coverage than their white counterparts, according to a…
Massachusetts has also long faced challenges in keeping health care affordable. According to the report, Hispanics were most likely to report struggling with the cost of care. Nearly one in…
CANTON — Cain A. Hayes, the new chief executive of Point32Health, describes himself as the kind of person who gets energy from being around others. But given the complicated state of…
BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP)– The Massachusetts House and Senate have passed a $4 billion bill that designates how federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) surplus funding…
Attorney General Maura Healey is warning that Mass General Brigham’s proposal to build three new surgery centers is likely to increase health care costs across Massachusetts, turning up the pressure on the…
NOV. 17, 2021 – Health care spending in Massachusetts grew 4.3 percent from 2018 to 2019, marking the second consecutive year that the increase outpaced a state target and prompting…
A bill to be debated by the Massachusetts Senate next week would provide residents free annual mental health exams, among other reforms, and dedicate $122 million to hiring nearly 2,000…
Starting Nov. 1, many immigrants will have access to long-term health care, when they didn’t qualify before… For the full video interview, click here.
Like many Americans, Hector, a resident of Revere, Massachusetts, was overwhelmed by health care costs. He had insurance through his employer, but he could barely afford his $600 a month…