Hampden County Physician Associates
filed an emergency motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court this week, asking to close and liquidate its business under Chapter 7 of federal bankruptcy law. The filing could leave some 50,000 patients without access to their health care provider.
Gottlieb: Full Steam Ahead for Partners HealthCare
Two CEOs Leaving Lahey-Owned Hospitals
Where Baker, Coakley Stand on Health Care
Where do the gubernatorial candidates stand on some of the key concerns in health care? Here is a summary of the
candidates' proposals for how to treat the health of the state.
New Alternative Contract Payment Model Lowering Costs
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new health plan that rewards doctors for keeping patients healthy, rather than just doing expensive procedures, lowered health care spending and improved the quality of patient care for the fourth straight year.
State Report: High-Deductible Plans Trending in Mass.
According to state survey results released this week by the Center for Health Information and Analysis, 45 percent of employers in Mass.
offered high-deductible plans this year, up 12 percent since 2011, and double the national average.
Insurers Unsure on Transgender Care
Nurses Union Wants Hospitals Penalized on ICU Staffing
Members of a nurses union are pressing for hospitals
to be penalized for not complying with a new nurse staffing law covering intensive care units.
High Suicide Rate in Massachusetts Prisons
From 2001 to 2012, the suicide rate among the state's prison population was
nearly twice the national average. During that period, 38 state and federal prisoners in Massachusetts committed suicide.
Mass. Homeless Population Rose 40 Percent Since 2007, Outpacing U.S. Averages
The homeless population in Massachusetts increased faster than in any other state in the nation,
rising 40 percent since 2007 even as overall homelessness in the country declined. But less than 4 percent of the homeless in Massachusetts live on the streets — one of the lowest rates in the country.
Hypodermic Needles Litter Landscape South of Boston
In addition to fatal overdoses and a sharp increase in the number of addicts, the heroin epidemic has brought with it another problem: Used — and often uncapped —
hypodermic needles and syringes are being found in all sorts of public places.