Professional Services

Seven of the 11 hospitals in Central Massachusetts had four-year readmissions rates lower than the state average, according to new data released Wednesday from the state Center for Health Information and Analysis.

The House budget committee unanimously advanced a spending blueprint for next year that would green-light the Baker administration's plan to levy an assessment on employers to help pay for MassHealth.

An advertising company reached an agreement Tuesday with Attorney General Maura Healey to refrain from sending targeted ads to people entering healthcare facilities in Massachusetts.

Tufts Health Plan of Watertown and Illinois-based Delta Dental, said will collaborate to improve care coordination, which may lead to premium savings for employers.

A business industry group reports the highest level of confidence among Massachusetts businesses since August 2004, even as uncertainty begins creeping in.

Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

Compared to their national counterparts, more Massachusetts employers offer health insurance but fewer employees here enroll in the plans offered by their companies, according to a new state report.

Senate President Stan Rosenberg said Thursday the American Health Care Act would deprive the state of federal dollars, leading to untold budgetary troubles on Beacon Hill.

A new potential health care plan would apply more evenly across employers than the first proposal, but would generate less revenue that the $300 million the administration was counting on.

Gov. Charlie Baker estimated the American Health Care Act sponsored by Republican leaders in Washington would result in $1 billion less in federal revenue for Massachusetts in 2020.