State officials are stepping up preparations for what would happen if Steward Health Care were to cut back services or close hospitals in Eastern Massachusetts, convening five regional meetings with…
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Local health care experts and advocates have mixed reactions to news that financially struggling Steward Health Care has made a deal to sell its doctor network to OptumCare, a subsidiary of the…
The Atrius Health Equity Foundation has set a goal to clear $500 million in medical debt for Massachusetts residents in the next five years. The foundation was formed following the…
Do prescription drug prices ever come down? A new government report says yes. In fact, nearly 1,600 drug products dropped in price between 2022 and 2023, according to the federal…
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 18, 2024…..Warning undocumented children cannot wait another legislative session before potentially gaining access to government-sponsored health insurance coverage, Sen. Sal DiDomenico looked to drum up support…
With less than two weeks remaining in its open enrollment period, the state’s health insurance marketplace has notched a record volume of people signing up for coverage. Nearly 50,000 people…
Funcionarios estatales de salud y legisladores se reunieron, en una conferencia de prensa, para informar sobre el esfuerzo de organizaciones comunitarias que han sido instrumentales en ayudar a los miembros…
BOSTON — For more than 2.4 million Massachusetts residents, the federally mandated redetermination process, the review of income and other eligibility requirements to qualify for state-subsidized health insurance, started with…
Every weekday, Gail Harris knocks on doors throughout Boston with a team of fellow canvassers, who remind people how they can maintain their health insurance coverage during the state’s massive…
QUINCY − People enrolled in MassHealth may be in jeopardy of losing the health care insurance as annual eligibility assessments resume after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quincy is…