BOSTON — The Healey administration is pumping an additional $250 million into the state-subsidized health care system to help offset the impact of now expired federal tax credits,…
Read more Healey taps $250M to offset rising health insurance premiumsBOSTON — Massachusetts is chasing after a slice of a $50 billion federal fund created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and policy bill to help offset…
Read more State seeks piece of $50B rural hospital fundMETHUEN — Across the Merrimack Valley, signs for three longtime health care institutions are coming down. On Tuesday, mayors, state legislators, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and other officials…
Read more Lawrence General, Holy Family hospitals rebrand with unified nameBOSTON — More than 350,000 Massachusetts health care consumers will be receiving rebates from several major private health insurers under a state law requiring them to spend a…
Read more Health insurers to provide $75.6M in rebatesPEABODY — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump last month is causing concern among residents and caregivers at a local nursing home who…
Read more Medicaid cuts create concern for North Shore nursing homesMETHUEN — The city will be getting more than $600,000 for a host of projects and groups along with millions in general funding from the state’s $57 billion…
Read more State budget allocates $6 million in general funds and thousands for projects for MethuenThe Salem Pantry and Mass General Brigham announced they will be continuing their partnership to bring their “Community Care Van” weekly free health service to the Pantry’s The…
Read more Salem Pantry and Mass General Brigham partner to offer free walk-in clinicsNEWBURYPORT — Anna Jaques Hospital will award $100,000 in grant money over the next two years to 10 community-based organizations serving the health needs of area residents. The…
Read more Anna Jaques Hospital awards $100K in grantsBOSTON — The scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, but new data shows a double-digit decrease in the number of overdose deaths in the past year.…
Read more Opioid deaths drop 10%, but remain highWhen doctors take money or gifts from pharmaceutical companies they’re required by law to report that to the U.S. government. But did you know there’s a website where…
Read more How to Look Up the Money Your Doctor Is Getting From Big PharmaEditor’s note: The share of the U.S. population older than 65 keeps rising – and will for decades to come. Since nearly half of Americans over 65 will…
Read more Few prepared to cover long-term care costsBOSTON — Lawmakers are seeking more support for the state’s safety net hospitals amid rising concerns about the fiscal health of a fund that helps cover medical costs…
Read more Safety net hospital fund shortfall widening
