Shortly before Tyler Verrier turned 18 years old, a block of wood fell on his foot during an accident at home. He spent months receiving treatment and physical therapy for…
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BOSTON (SHNS) – After Gov. Maura Healey tried unsuccessfully to make budget cuts last year that would have reduced services to the elderly and people with disabilities, advocates are reaching…
Boston — Governor Maura Healey today signed into law S.3012 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs, and transparency and H.5159 An Act enhancing the market review process. The laws seek to lower health care…
MASSACHUSETTS – For state Sen. Michael Moore, the cost of health care should not be a factor in whether or not someone gets the treatment they need. It’s why he…
Health care advocates expect to be “on high alert” during the second Trump administration – watching carefully for any attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid funding. “I…
There’s a lot to criticize about the last-minute process that left the Massachusetts Legislature passing 110 pages of complex health care legislation the night before New Year’s Eve. But at…
The US health insurance industry has come under fire in recent weeks, since the slaying of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson unleashed a groundswell of ire from patients decrying practices they see as…
More than six months after Massachusetts removed hundreds of thousands of residents from its Medicaid rolls, some are still struggling to find alternate sources of health care coverage. Those with significant health…
BOSTON — A major health care advocacy group is urging Beacon Hill lawmakers to preserve continuing access to heavily subsidized insurance plans, which are reaching thousands of families under a…
Concerns over the pace of the process put in place to find a solution to the Nashoba Valley’s loss of its only hospital have grown, now that we’ve witnessed what…