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Live-in personal care attendants no longer subject to income tax - The Boston Globe
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (457+ words) Personal care attendants in Massachusetts who assist people they live with will no longer be required to pay state or federal income tax, Governor Maura Healey announced Monday, a change that could save 18,000 caregivers about $5,000 a year each. The state…...
Enhanced Obamacare tax credits are guaranteed to expire at year’s end, but the fight isn’t over - The Boston Globe
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (990+ words) WASHINGTON'The Dec. 31 deadline to extend enhanced Obamacare health insurance tax credits has loomed over Congress for months, sparking this fall's record-long government shutdown and dominating legislative efforts in the final days of the year. Now, lawmakers are leaving town for…...
N.H. hospitals are struggling with rising expenses and workforce shortages, new report finds - The Boston Globe
1+ week, 6+ day ago (288+ words) New Hampshire hospitals are at risk. That's according to a new report from the New Hampshire Hospital Association, which represents 31 hospitals in the state. The report found demand for health care continues to grow, as hospitals struggle with workforce shortages,…...
Massachusetts is seeing more people drop health insurance - The Boston Globe
1+ week, 6+ day ago (562+ words) More than 10,000 Massachusetts residents have dropped health plans obtained through the Massachusetts Health Connector at a time when premiums tied to expiring federal subsidies are projected to soar. "In the first month of open enrollment, we've seen over 10,000 people terminate…...
Mass. considers payroll tax to fund long-term care for aging residents - The Boston Globe
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1024+ words) Reality came in a gut-punch, delivered matter-of-factly by the Needham couple's local bank teller. The total balance in their accounts was barely enough to buy a few weeks of groceries. Michael Brown had always been meticulous and careful in managing…...
Woonsocket, R.I., reaches $2m settlement with Prime Healthcare over tax dispute - The Boston Globe
2+ week, 4+ day ago (623+ words) PROVIDENCE " The Woonsocket City Council has agreed to have the city pay $2 million to settle yearslong tax disputes with Prime Healthcare. The payout was authorized on Monday by the council in a 6-0 vote approving a resolution that says the settlement…...
South Shore Health resolves contract dispute that could have affected 2,000 patients - The Boston Globe
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (361+ words) South Shore Health has resolved a contract dispute with insurer Point32Health, protecting access to the hospital and its clinicians for over 2,000 patients. The sides had struggled to come to an agreement on a new contract, particularly for patients with Tufts Health…...
‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis - The Boston Globe
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1338+ words) Each time one of Tamara Modig's children needs a telehealth appointment, she boots up a fragile 13-year-old laptop and prays it'll hold a charge. Then Modig is forced to fret with another concern: the cost of health care. The Fitchburg…...
South Shore Health insurance dispute could disrupt care for over 6,000 patients - The Boston Globe
3+ week, 5+ day ago (544+ words) Thousands of South Shore Health patients could soon lose access to the system's hospitals or physicians due to contract disputes with two different insurers. The Weymouth-based health system has begun notifying patients who have Tufts Health Direct Plan and UnitedHealthcare…...
One in 8 Mass. residents have medical debt — and with federal health care cuts, it could become more common - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (653+ words) Despite nearly universal health insurance coverage in Massachusetts, more than one in eight residents carries medical debt, according to a report released Thursday by a state agency. Contrary to what one might assume, the vast majority of those people were…...