Health Care

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce set off on a perhaps overnight process of marking up a package of Medicaid, energy and communications policy reforms with the potential for seismic impacts.

Framingham Union Hospital's parent company has said it will consider the public’s request to operate at least a NICU with reduced services.

John Whitlock, CEO of MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, has resigned, putting an end to the tenure of the hospital’s sixth leader since 2017.  

President Donald Trump is signing an executive order Monday morning that he says will reduce prescription drug prices by 30% to 80% "almost immediately," though White House officials described a more involved process.

Victor Ambros, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has gained international recognition once again as he’s been named one of TIME100’s most influential people in health of 2025. 

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and a few of her peers sued CVS on Wednesday, alleging the pharmacy giant for years failed to provide Medicaid members with access to the same discount as cash-paying customers.

Doctors last week prescribed an insurance reform designed to save primary care practices and ensure patients get timely care. Insurers, though, say another mandate is the last thing Massachusetts needs when health care costs are already a big problem and are asking lawmakers to seek a second opinion.

AdCare Hospital has named Laura Ames as its new executive director, marking the Worcester-based detox facility’s second permanent executive direct and fourth leader overall since May 2023.

In February, Gov. Maura Healey declared Massachusetts is facing a mental health crisis.

The state has launched a $25-million scholarship program for students looking to work within the state, with nearly half allocated to retroactive payments.