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By The Associated Press |
May 22, 2012
The federal government has approved $628 million to support a Massachusetts plan for improving care and lowering costs at seven hospitals that treat many of the state's poorest residents.
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By Bob Salsberg |
May 15, 2012
Gov. Deval Patrick praised lawmakers Tuesday for tackling the high cost of medical care in Massachusetts while expressing reservations about some aspects of cost containment legislation, including a proposal to create a new state agency responsible for monitoring health care expenditures.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
March 21, 2012
Congress will help pay for your roads, but your state can't lower its drinking age below 21. There's federal money for colleges, but they can't discriminate against women in the classroom or on the athletic field.
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By BenefitsPro staff |
March 8, 2012
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has filed a bill that would prevent retiredpublic employees from receiving both a pension check and unemployment benefits.
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By Bob Salsberg |
March 6, 2012
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Tuesday offered business leaders a preview of sweeping legislation aimed at reining in health care costs.
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By Bob Salsberg |
February 15, 2012
Critics have questioned both the methods and motivations of the panel, chastising it for relying on a review of data from previous studies done around the world rather than visiting the sites and conducting interviews with state residents who have complained of wind turbine syndrome.
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By Steve LeBlanc |
December 21, 2011
Massachusetts has struck a multi-billion dollar deal with the federal government that Gov. Deval Patrick says will help the state move ahead with plans to overhaul the way it pays for health care coverage.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
October 12, 2011
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received $1.7 million in federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a series of pilot programs focused on combating obesity among children ages 2-12.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
October 1, 2011
The national average individual market health insurance premium per person, per month is $215. In Massachusetts it's $400.
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September 7, 2011
Massachusetts health insurers would be required to pay lower rates to some of the state's most expensive health care providers, while boosting rates for some of the lowest-paid providers, under legislation introduced Tuesday by a top lawmaker.
