4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (388+ words) UnitedHealth Group’s top executives, including CEO Stephen Hemsley, and company board members recently flooded the campaign coffers of Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, the No. 2 Democrat in the House who just beat two opponents in a closely watched primary race....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1016+ words) Eldon Clingan has had the same cancer specialist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for more than two decades. He trusts her, he said, and credits her with saving his life. Starting Oct. 1, though, the 88-year-old retired accountant will either have to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) Pharmaceutical spending at MassHealth is projected to have climbed by about $350 million in the last fiscal year, according to a new agency report. Schwarz said MassHealth spent $3.01 billion in fiscal 2025 on pharmaceuticals before rebates and federal matching dollars. The agency…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1248+ words) Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is urging state regulators to reject two insurers’ proposed increases to premiums for individual health plans in 2027. After a July administrative hearing by the state’s Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner, Neronha’s office formally…...