Health Care

The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association and others have banned together to oppose efforts by the Massachusetts Nurses Association to mandate nurse staffing ratios in Bay State hospitals.

Members of the physician group voted to rescind their longstanding opposition to physician-assisted suicide on Dec. 2.

UMass Medical School's flagship fundraiser raised a record $1.4 million for the school and UMass Memorial Medical Center, the school announced Monday.

Local experts say the technology of egg freezing has grown over the past decade, offering an option previously not available.

Next year, many people covered by MassHealth will be transitioned into a new system of care delivery intended to improve their care while making the program sustainable.

The Worcester-based addiction treatment services provider is planning to merge with a Tennessee-based company next year.

Worcester healthcare insurer and provider Fallon Health on Monday named a new chief financial officer with more than 20 years of experience in the health insurance industry.

Up to 70,000 people in Massachusetts who buy health plans through the state exchange will see premium increases of 25 percent or more.

Benefits expert Vanessa Costa explains how a Leominster machine shop cut its annual health insurance costs by 7.5 percent.

Managing the financial demands of physician groups with community needs can be tricky.