Health Care

After two years in which health care spending has grown more rapidly than the Massachusetts economy, state officials will now decide whether to keep or raise a lower growth target for next year.

State tax revenues will grow by 3.9 percent next fiscal year, state budget managers predicted Thursday, giving Gov. Charlie Baker and the Legislature about $27 billion to help build the state's fiscal year 2018 budget.

Over the past decade, enrollment in government-funded health coverage under MassHealth has rocketed upwards, growing by 70 percent since 2007 when Gov. Deval Patrick took office.

Nashoba Valley Medical Center announced Thursday its Center for Weight Control now offers surgical weight loss services for people who struggle to keep the weight off on a long-term basis.

More than 50,000 people in Massachusetts are now trained in administering an overdose-reversing drug, according to a...

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts is inviting new grant applications for its Activation Fund in 2017.

Dr. Debra Twehous has been named medical director at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester, the hospital announced Tuesday.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester said it plans to partner with Dana-Farber on adult oncology services.

Heywood Medical Group in Gardner has promoted pediatrician Sari Miettinen to be its new medical director.

The limited number of females in positions of healthcare administration leadership attests to the challenges that exist for women.