Health Care

As President Obama prepares to visit Massachusetts this week to defend his signature health care reform law, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the president's administration “dropped the ball” on the rollout of the federal exchange website, but added that the Affordable Care Act offers a “good product” and expressed confidence the web problems would be fixed.

Sales and profits surged at Psychemedics Corp. of Acton in the third quarter.

When hospital executives learned they could see a cut in their Medicare reimbursements over preventable patient readmissions,...

Employers throughout Central Massachusetts might find fewer workers on their health insurance rolls come 2014, while smaller...

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — known by many as “Obamacare” — has generated enough...

The University of Massachusetts Medical School was awarded a three-year, $3 million contract by the state of Michigan to help the state control its Medicaid costs.

Three of the least safe Bay State hospitals are located in Central Massachusetts, according to a report compiled Wednesday by a nonprofit.

New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics announced it has acquired ConVerge Diagnostic Services, LLC, which operates full-services medical laboratories throughout New England. This is the fourth purchase for Quest this year and its second in Massachusetts.

Harrington HealthCare System broke ground Tuesday on an $8.8 million reconstruction of the emergency department at its hospital in Webster.