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Guidance stirs fear of larger health insurance losses
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (617+ words) BOSTON " State health officials said Monday that projected insurance coverage losses linked to the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act could exceed previous estimates and are cautioning that more Bay Staters could be in jeopardy of losing their Mass Health…...
Report on safety net fraud meets sharp pushback
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1216+ words) BOSTON " A new report from the Fiscal Alliance Foundation is casting Massachusetts's safety net programs as costly, error-prone and in need of structural reform, while anti-hunger advocates say the analysis misrepresents how those programs function and the economic realities driving…...
Difficult discussions" coming on health insurance front
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (643+ words) BOSTON " The state's health insurance marketplace is in the thick of notifying tens of thousands of members who either will or could lose subsidized coverage through the Health Connector due to changes in federal law, and staff are also preparing…...
Sticker shock forecast due to expiring health insurance subsidies
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (896+ words) BOSTON " Bay Staters who receive insurance coverage through the Massachusetts Health Connector are learning how much their premiums will rise in 2026 if Congress does not extend subsidies that are at the crux of talks over reopening the federal government. Open…...
Editorial: Insurers pushing past affordability with rate-hike bids
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (883+ words) It's a sad state of affairs when the governor and the commonwealth's health-insurance oversight agency can claim victory by keeping the increase in the premiums that businesses and thousands of individuals in this state pay to just two or three…...