Health Care

Until the middle of last week, some companies were facing a tough question of whether to offer...

Seven years ago, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) and its 5,000 member employers supported the groundbreaking health...

Saying that it has heard business' concerns regarding the complexity of reporting requirements and the amount of time to implement changes, the Obama administration said it's delaying a key part of the Affordable Care Act for another year.

Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center's University campus voted to ratify their three-year contract with hospital management on Friday, the nurses' union said, officially ending lengthy contract negotiations mired by a dispute over staffing levels.

The MetroWest Accountable Healthcare Organization (MetroWest AHO), an alliance of more than 220 MetroWest physicians formed to negotiate with health insurers and payors, has received a $75,000 grant to help the organization connect to the state health insurance information exchange, the Mass HIway.

Nashville-based Vanguard Health Systems will be acquired by Tenet Healthcare Corp., a Dallas-based health care services company, the organizations announced Monday.

As parts of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) have taken effect since its passage in 2010, business groups, politicians and others have warned that employers may opt to pay fines rather than provide the requisite health insurance coverage for their workers.

People who shop and dine at White City Plaza now have access to a new amenity: a retail store that sells insurance.

Heywood Hospital in Gardner will shut down its inpatient pediatrics and transitional care services units by the end of September, citing federal budget cuts, low patient volume and high-quality alternatives at nearby health care facilities.

The House on Wednesday approved broad updates to state health care laws to bring Massachusetts into compliance with the omnibus federal health care law before January, but not before Republicans challenged lawmakers to reject Congressional efforts to impose changes on a universal access system that predates the Affordable Care Act (ACA).