2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (492+ words) While meeting with Boston business leaders last week, CVS Health chief executive David Joyner vigorously defended his company's plans to team up with hospital operator Mass General Brigham to offer primary care services in CVS stores. Joyner expressed extreme skepticism…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (793+ words) Governor Maura Healey's administration on Friday issued new rules aimed at reining in the widely-despised practice of health insurance prior authorizations. Healey and supporters say the reforms will make accessing care faster and cheaper while lessening some of the paperwork…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (257+ words) As Mass Health braces for massive federal cuts and prepares to negotiate a new federal waiver that gives the state flexibility over how care is delivered, the agency will gain a familiar leader next week. Dr. Ryan Schwarz will become…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (401+ words) Getting this crew to agree that the state's health care system is broken was easy. Getting them to agree on solutions? That's a little tougher. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation and law/consulting firm Manatt gathered around 20 business and…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1016+ words) Boston Medical Center, the state's largest provider of medical care to the poor, has a long history of weathering financial challenges. These days, the headwinds are particularly strong. They blow largely because of BMC's 2024 acquisition of two struggling community hospitals…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (357+ words) Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell on Friday sued United Health Group's insurance subsidiary, United Healthcare, alleging the company intentionally made low-income older adults appear sicker than they were over the past decade to boost its bottom line. United Healthcare…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (748+ words) Care New England is cutting more than 30 leadership and nonclinical positions to help close an estimated $20 million budget gap for fiscal 2026, the health system announced on Tuesday. The layoffs come as hospitals nationwide, including in Rhode Island, face shrinking margins…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (505+ words) The national survey results, released Thursday, show the all-ages uninsured rate has stayed significantly down from where it was several years ago, but the ranks of the uninsured could soon expand as the Trump administration's sweeping changes to the health…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1046+ words) Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents dropped health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year, a consequence of higher premiums and reduced federal subsidies that had helped make coverage cheaper. State officials said net enrollment through the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (373+ 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…...