Health Care

Hologic's 3D mammography exam will now be covered for all of Cigna's members, marking the first national insurer to cover the procedure.

Nursing homes looking to expand their facilities will need to participate in Medicaid under a broad overhaul of Department of Public Health regulations presented Tuesday.

Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer announced last week the opening of its new Center for Hand and Plastic Surgery and the addition of a new surgeon to its medical team.

Last week, UMass Memorial Medical Center became the first hospital in the nation to receive a portable X-ray machine for arms and legs.

A new version of the state's prescription monitoring system is scheduled to go live next week after more than $6 million in upgrades, reportedly making the program a key tool to fight misuse of prescription drugs.

Executives at the largest health network in Central Massachusetts saw a bump in their total compensation in 2014, according to the nonprofit's latest tax filing with the Internal Revenue Service.

Acute care hospitals in Central Massachusetts received moderate to low rankings on a five-star hospital ranking system put out by the federal government.

Saying it is a critical element to ending prescription drug abuse, the president of the Massachusetts Medical Society on Wednesday urged doctors to enroll in a new prescription monitoring program.

More than 36,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms for preventable oral health conditions cost the Massachusetts health care system between $14.8 million and $36 million in 2014.

Fallon Health managed to bring in $100,000 in earnings in the second quarter, despite drops in both revenue and membership, the company announced Monday.