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The Massachusetts Health Connector has been a resilient " and flexible -- foundation for a bold experiment
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (418+ words) by Audrey Gasteier, Common Wealth Beacon April 8, 2026 TWENTY YEARS AGO this month, Massachusetts set out to tackle one of the most vexing health care policy challenges of its time " the problem of the uninsured. A solution to the problem had…...
Chapter 58 has made health care unaffordable for families and small businesses
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (529+ words) by Jeffrey Gold and Jon Hurst, Common Wealth Beacon April 8, 2026 THIS MONTH MARKS the 20th anniversary of the Massachusetts health care reform law, Chapter 58, which became the model for the federal Affordable Care Act enacted four years later. The goal of…...
Regulating insurance as health care costs surge
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (290+ words) You are free to republish the text of this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple guidelines: by Common Wealth Beacon staff, Common Wealth Beacon February 9, 2026 MANY PEOPLE TRYING to get health care services…...
Report: Health insurers denied one in five claims in 2024
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (613+ words) Commercial insurers denied roughly one out of every five claims submitted in 2024, with administrative issues driving a large chunk of those blocked coverage requests, according to a new analysis from state health policy officials. Out of 45. 9 million total claims in…...
Growing health care pressure drives up spending in Healey's annual budget
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1010+ words) You are free to republish the text of this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple guidelines: by Chris Lisinski, Common Wealth Beacon January 28, 2026 HEALEY BUDGET CHIEF Matt Gorzkowicz had a split-second answer ready…...