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Survey - 65 percent of Massachusetts firms offer insurance
March 31, 2017
Associated Press via WWLP. Published: March 31, 2017, 4:36 am BOSTON (AP) — A new report finds that nearly two-thirds of Massachusetts employers offer health insurance to their workers, a...
Mass. health insurance take-up rate lower than national average
March 30, 2017
By Michael Norton, State House News Service via MassLive.com , March 30, 2017 at 3:46 PM Compared to their national counterparts, more Massachusetts employers offer health insurance but fewer employees here...
A revolving door at Mass. hospitals
October 11, 2016
A state analysis of readmissions among all patients, not just those on Medicare, found that rates in Massachusetts barely budged between 2012 and 2014. That could be because providers are...
Report: Health care costs top benchmark in Massachusetts
September 07, 2016
An analysis is a mixed bag for consumers struggling to keep up with premiums and out-of-pocket costs. BOSTON — Health care expenses totaled $57 billion in Massachusetts last year and the...
Mass. health care costs rose 3.9% in 2015
September 07, 2016
Spending on health care in Massachusetts rose to $57.2 billion in 2015, growing more slowly than in 2014 but for the second straight year outpacing the benchmark set under a...