Health Care

As they make their case for shifting to single-payer health care, two Democrats hoping to seize the Corner Office next year are pointing to soaring premium increases.

Senators rolled out a bill Tuesday that includes new oversight for pharmaceutical companies and the creation of a MassHealth "buy-in" program for employers.

The state's revamped prescription monitoring system contributed to a roughly 28-percent decline in opioid prescriptions in about two years, Gov. Charlie Baker's office said.

A health-conscious chain restaurant is one of three new, ground-level tenants at 145 Front St. at City Square in downtown Worcester.

UMass Memorial Health Care emergency medical technicians are organizing a rally at UMass Memorial Medical Center on Oct. 24 to voice their concerns.

Wellness benefits in the workplace are going beyond lunchtime yoga classes and healthy snacks in the breakroom.

Unionized emergency medical technicians who work for UMass Memorial Health Care may picket as they spar with the system over wages.

Hellen Kiago, a 47-year-old Sturbridge resident, was arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly stealing about $2.7 million from the MassHealth system, Attorney General Maura Healey's office said.

Students at the nine social work schools in Massachusetts will learn about preventing and treating substance misuse.

The Massachusetts Medical Society stood by its opposition of physician-assisted suicide last week, but a study gauging doctors' attitudes is ongoing.