UMass Memorial Health closes another program as financial challenges mount

Community Healthlink, a UMass Memorial affiliate, is closing a program in Fitchburg that provides mental health services to adults. The closure follows other recent program shutdowns at Community ... Read More

Opinion/Guest column: For UMass Memorial Health, Trump bill One Big Headache

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” recently signed into law has dealt a devastating blow to health care as we know it, especially here in Massachusetts, a state that has been dedicated to insuring as many ... Read More

Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Editorial: UMass Memorial’s poor health dims med site prospects

For UMass Memorial Health, an already bleak business outlook appears to have deteriorated even further. And what does its concerning financial reality mean for the prospects of a new medical facility ... Read More

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows

Health insurance premiums are going way up next year for people who buy their insurance on Healthcare.gov or the state-based marketplaces, according to an analysis out Friday. The average person who ... Read More

Brace for impact: health insurance costs on the rocks

Aug. 13—As many as 9,000 individuals in Haywood County could see their health insurance costs raise dramatically or their health coverage just disappear next year. Some 5,500 Haywood County residents ... Read More