Health Care

It would be an "abomination" for Congress to stop funding health insurance for children, according to a top official at Boston Children's Hospital who joined U.S. Sen. Ed Markey Monday to rally support for a program at risk of running out of money.

RXi Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage drug company based in Marlborough, announced positive results from a clinical trial of its lead drug candidate, RXI-109.

The state's health insurance program is planning for the potential permanent loss of federal subsidies to insurers and a potential repeal of the individual health insurance mandate.

The failure of Republicans in Congress this year to repeal the Affordable Care Act means that a controversial tax on medical device sales will return in 2018 unless legislators intervene in the next couple weeks, putting a major Bay State industry on edge.

The healthcare system announced its annual gun buyback program one day ahead of the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

Opponents of a proposal to mandate nurse staffing ratios are pointing to new rankings that determined Massachusetts is the healthiest state in the nation.

10) What is home health care? A wide range of skilled health care services provided by healthcare professionals in one's home to treat an illness or an injury through Medicare-certified agencies.

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care was profitable for a fourth straight year in the latest budget period but less so than the three previous years, system officials said.

UMass Memorial Health Care got a stable bond rating on a $130-million fixed-rate bond, the agency S&P Global Ratings said.

A home health agency that operated in Worcester and other locations will pay more than $14 million to settle allegations it overcharged for services from MassHealth, according to the Attorney General.