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Collectors, care providers want changes to medical debt regulations
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (663+ words) BOSTON (SHNS) – Gov. Maura Healey’s effort to crack down on medical debt reporting has drawn resistance from debt collectors and some healthcare providers who say the regulatory scheme could compromise the accuracy of credit reports and create financial struggles for…...
State lowers cap on some patient health care cost increases
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (732+ words) BOSTON (SHNS) – Some Massachusetts residents could see more than $230 in average annual savings under a new state effort to restrict the growth of health insurance deductibles, copays and other out-of-pocket costs. In 2027, health insurance companies must limit patient cost-sharing increases…...
Health care premium hikes will weigh on public budgets, workers
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (760+ words) BOSTON (SHNS) – Thousands of public employees will see an average premium increase of 7.5% in the coming fiscal year under rate changes that state health plan overseers approved Thursday, with open enrollment just a little under a month away. The Group…...
Massachusetts limits insurance for GLP-1 obesity drugs
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (417+ words) CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission voted Thursday, Feb. 26, to eliminate coverage for GLP-1 drugs used to treat obesity. The decision aims to curb surging health care costs and lower premium increases for the state’s public insurance plan....