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House Applies Steward Lessons In New, Expansive Health Bill

WEBThe Legislature's Health Care Financing Committee on Tuesday moved to advance a redrafted, 97-page proposal that combines lessons learned from the Steward …

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Healey Monitoring "Evolving Situation" At Steward

WEBMichael P. Norton. Jan 25, 2024. JAN. 25, 2024..Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday she's focused on the "evolving situation" at fiscally challenged Steward Health Care, the …

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Connector Volume Reflects Churn In Health Insurance

WEBNearly 50,000 people have newly enrolled in plans available through the Massachusetts Health Connector since open enrollment began in November, Executive …

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WEBApr 26, 2024. STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 26, 2024..Democrats are predictably advancing a small number of mega-bills toward Gov. Maura Healey's desk, …

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Nearly 200,000 People Off MassHealth In Last Two Months

WEBThe caseload for the state's combination of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program fell to about 2.04 million people by the end of March, down from the …

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Connector Has Enrolled 50,000 Who Lost MassHealth Coverage

WEBMore than 50,000 people have enrolled in Health Connector plans after losing their previous public insurance amid the state's massive year-long effort to …

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MassHealth Review Sparks Interest In Connector Plans

WEBMore than 50,000 people have enrolled in plans available through the Connector after losing coverage amid the state's massive year-long effort to redetermine …

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Mass. Health Care Costs Rose Sharply Again In 2022

WEBThe Center for Health Information and Analysis, created under a 2012 cost containment law, released its annual report Wednesday examining health care …

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Steward Hospitals Attracting "Interest" From Other Operators

WEBSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 21, 2024..Steward Health Care's landlord said Wednesday that Steward hospitals have drawn significant interest from …

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Lynch Among Skeptics Of For-Profit Hospitals Health & Human …

WEBSteward Health Care owns nine hospitals in Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey says the for-profit hospital system has failed to disclose necessary financial …

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Healey Focuses On Inequities, Benchmarking In Health Care

WEBAs Massachusetts families are squeezed by high, and growing, health care costs, widespread provider staffing shortages and social determinants of health need to …

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Steward-Optum Deal Disclosure Hints At Future Transactions

WEBIn a disclosure that hinted that further transactions, state health care officials received notifications Tuesday in connection with the proposed sale of Stewardship …

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Steward: Bridge Financing Will Stabilize Mass. Hospitals

WEBBOSTON, FEB. 2, 2024..Despite facing major financial challenges, Steward Health Care is not currently planning to shutter any of its Massachusetts hospitals, a company …

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Steward Crisis Adds Dimension To Health Care Talks

WEBFeb 5, 2024. Senate President Karen Spilka answers questions from the press after attending Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth speech on Jan. 17, 2024. …

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Single-Payer Backers Tap Into Affordability Concerns

WEBSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 14, 2023..As advocates and providers lambasted a broken health care system that has perpetuated racial disparities and …

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Multistate Nurse License Compact Offered Up Again

WEBVermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island are among the 41 states that are already part of the Nurse Licensure Compact.The Health Policy Commission …

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Council Makes Contraceptives Access Regulations Permanent

WEBThe Public Health Council voted in October to update their regulations on an emergency basis to make the reproductive health care more accessible, and voted on …

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Mass. Doctors Approve Slate Of Policy Priorities Health & Human

WEBReining in gun violence, increasing access to housing and health supports for migrant families, and studying the health effects of decommissioning the Pilgrim …

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Doulas: State Rates Won't Cover Costs, Demand

WEBMassHealth's $1,700 Rate Compares To $3,100 In California. Alison Kuznitz. Mar 5, 2024. A new MassHealth program will offer doula care to pregnant and …

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Redesigned State Dashboard Will Track Respiratory Illnesses

WEBOCT. 5, 2023..With peak season for respiratory illnesses like the flu and COVID-19 approaching, the Department of Public Health on Thursday launched a refreshed …

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Grants Aim To Speed Women's Health Research

WEBApr 16, 2024. Gov. Maura Healey announced nearly $3 million in grant funding to support women's health research at Brigham and Women's Hospital on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. …

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Report Calls For MassHealth Estate Recovery Reforms

WEBThe report from the nonprofit Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation concluded that Massachusetts is among the states that exceed federal cost …

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