Mass. tying medical debt credit ban proposal to provider licensing
Gov. Healey proposes ban on reporting medical debt to credit agencies
Mass. poised to ban medical debt from being reported to credit agencies
Massachusetts Senate passes bill to overhaul primary care
The measure would require hospitals, clinicians, and commercial insurers to increase spending on primary care. A report issued by the state Center for Health Information and Analysis and the nonprofit Massachusetts Health Quality Partners contained.....
Mass. Senate primary care bill raises financial questions
Massachusetts state senators plan to vote on a bill seeking to increase primary care access, but questions remain about how it will be funded.
The doctor will see you -- eventually
Senate’s primary care bill would shift dollars in aim for greater patient access
State taking temperature of healthcare workforce
Licensed healthcare providers from various specialties will be receiving questionnaires from health officials as the state tries to better understand workforce challenges and career advancement aspirations.
Tufts Medicine reports $46 million losses, but some see signs of stability
In a year marked by climbing health care costs and looming federal funding cuts, Tufts Medicine appears to be holding financially steady.
UnitedHealth insurer defrauded MassHealth out of $100 million, AG lawsuit alleges
Pressure to increase revenue and profit in the Medicaid plan in the state led the company?"s top Massachusetts executive to quit, according to the complaint.
Children are showing more signs of anxiety, pediatric study shows
Visits for anxiety grew more than any other prominent mental health diagnosis in recent years, according to a review.
Blue Cross, Point32Health insurers rebound after years of GLP-1 drug-related losses
Massachusetts' largest health insurers posted gains after they stopped automatically covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, a controversial decision.
Baystate, Mercy advocate takeover as public worries about ER waits, delivery rooms, Medicare
Despite precarious finances and declining business and questions about its long-term viability, Mercy Medical Center still discharges more than 7,800 patients and logs 44,000 emergency room visits a year.
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