A working group assembled to make recommendations about the future use of the former Carney Hospital met for the second time last Friday (Nov. 15) and focused much of its…
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As Massachusetts’ health care landscape grapples with the departure of Steward Health Care, advocates call for renewed push to prioritize care. Ten months into the year, the state’s health care landscape…
A massive 14-month effort to verify the eligibility of millions of Massachusetts residents for the state’s Medicaid program ended with about 363,000 fewer people on the public insurance program’s rolls,…
RIGHT NOW, hospitals and physician practices across the Commonwealth are facing unprecedented capacity and workforce issues while patients continue to face barriers to care. We as a state must address…
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…
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…