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Lawmakers debate solutions to violence against health care workers
The branches differ on the extent of penalties to impose on those who assault a health care worker.
Battle of hospital AI vs. insurer AI is pushing medical costs higher
AI has become an increasingly powerful tool in the continuing coding wars between insurance companies on one side and hospitals and doctors on the other.
How one family’s DCF case turned into a national story and brought a federal investigation to a small Mass. school district
A federal probe of a Massachusetts school district is part of a larger pattern of investigation into school policies for transgender kids across the country.
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Massachusetts hospital systems improved their bottom lines in 2025, but some still reported major losses
Hospitals have been under severe stress stemming from the pandemic, the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care, rising labor costs, and inflation.
UnitedHealth, CVS push back on Medicare plan to curb remote patient monitoring
These remote monitoring services help patients manage a range of medical conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure.
State marketplace offers insulation from ACA crackdown, official says
The federal move cancels about 315,000 “unauthorized enrollments” covering more than 760,000 people, per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Healey proposes new health care stabilization fund
Gov. Maura Healey filed a $2.24 billion supplemental budget Wednesday that would establish a new health care fund as the state prepares for federal funding cuts.