3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (374+ words) Nearly 700, 000 Bay Staters are facing the prospect of double-digit premium increases next year as insurers struggle to handle cost pressures across the healthcare landscape, possibly exacerbating affordability woes for patients. Blue Cross Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts " which has the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (630+ words) Members of the Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust (HCGIT) voted 55-27 to increase health insurance rates by 12. 48% in fiscal year 2027, with changes to plans allowing for a smaller rate hike in comparison to a potential 16% increase. The vote will result in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (755+ words) Health insurers and providers are debating the proposed prior authorization reforms, with insurers warning of increased costs and providers citing administrative burdens and negative patient outcomes. BOSTON " Health insurers are cautioning that prior authorization reforms could worsen health care cost…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (637+ words) DOWNLOAD THE NEW ATHOL DAILY NEWS APP TODAY! BOSTON " State health plan overseers under pressure to tame spiraling health care costs delayed a vote on controversial benefit changes " particularly eliminating coverage for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss " in response to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (927+ words) DOWNLOAD THE NEW ATHOL DAILY NEWS APP TODAY! AMHERST " Nearly one in three Americans carries medical debt, a figure that public employees in Massachusetts worry could increase if Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to cut the state's Group Insurance Commission by…...