Health Care

Healey gives life science firms $24.4m in tax breaks

Healey gives life science firms $24.4m in tax breaks

Moderna, biggest winner, receives $3.1m incentive, promises 209 jobs

By Sam Doran Health Care, Pharmaceuticals 0 Comments May 30, 2023

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. MAURA HEALEY and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced $24.4 million in tax incentive awards Tuesday that they expect will help 43 life sciences companies create nearly 1,600 new jobs, and officials teased more “exciting” life sciences news around the corner as the BIO International Convention lands in Boston next(...)

Legislature should act on bill to limit out-of-pocket drug costs

Legislation would rein in pharmacy benefit managers

William Smith

Mass health officials move to protect preventive care

Change to minimum coverage could preserve services for 5m residents

Jennifer Smith

With small investment, medical errors can be prevented

State funding for promising safety improvement work could play crucial role

Paul A. Hattis

covid-19, clinical trials, coronavirus, vaccine, vaccination

I’m worried about going to hospitals without a mask

For some people, the pandemic is not over

Christine Mitchell

Look behind the pharmacy benefit manager curtain

You won’t like what you find there

Todd Brown

Challenging the relevancy of the health cost benchmark

Perhaps it's time to view, treat cost growth in a different way

Paul A. Hattis

SJC allows AG to prosecute ex-Holyoke Soldiers Home officials

In dissent, 2 justices say case is attempt to 'assign blame with benefit of hindsight'

Chris Lisinski

Cautionary tale for health care price shoppers

My family member paid steep price for seeking best deal

Yue Huang

Home healthcare needs shoring up

Value proposition is clear even as funding has been cut

Paul W. Shaw

Health Policy Commission sticks with benchmark

Even though prices expected to exceed target., commission votes no change

Michael P. Norton

Mass. can do a better job on sexual and relationship education

Current health education guidelines not updated since 1999

Amanda Bryson

Mass. moves to stockpile supplies of abortion pill

Meehan says UMass mifepristone purchases in line with its mission

Jennifer Smith

Mass. nursing homes approaching capacity, association says

With 1 in 5 jobs vacant, 3,000 beds taken offline

Bruce Mohl

Cain Hayes vows to retain Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts brands

Says new Point32Health provides scale to compete

Bruce Mohl

To lower drug costs, report says let doctors dispense

New report claims direct physician drug dispensing will save Mass. patients time and money

Jennifer Smith

Jon Santiago: ‘Everyone is rooting for a veteran’

New cabinet secretary has trust-building task ahead of him

Jennifer Smith

Travel nurses fill a gap but also create problems

New report says they are contributing to high turnover rates

Sam Drysdale

State braces for MassHealth dislocation

300,000 residents expected to lose health coverage

Jennifer Smith

For Affordable Care Act at 13, reversals of fortune

Coverage expansion thrives, while cost and quality goals remain elusive

John E. McDonough

Healey warns pharmacies to keep abortion meds stocked

Wait on Texas ruling unnerves care providers

Jennifer Smith

Santiago vows to ‘rebuild trust’ in veterans’ services

Lawsuits pile up around 2020 COVID deaths and illnesses

Jennifer Smith

Mass. health care expenditures rise sharply

Hospitals spent $1.5b on temporary staffing in fiscal 2022

Amanda Middle

Health Equity Compact tackling big challenges

Addressing inequity likened to ‘boiling the ocean’

Bruce Mohl

COVID-19, masks

My agenda for health cost benchmark hearings

Forget growth rate, focus on strengthening Health Policy Commission

Paul A. Hattis

When a discount isn’t a discount

Better regulation of PBMs could help reduce drug costs

Beverly Goodell

Our mental health care worker shortage is taking a toll

Addressing pay scale, loan assistance, and other steps must be taken

Sonia Erlich

Mass. doctors feeling burned out, survey finds

Many physicians are cutting back hours, leaving profession

Chris Lisinski

medical aid in dying physician-assisted suicide death with dignity physician-assisted death

A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’

Supreme Judicial Court ruling puts issue in hands of Legislature

Jennifer Smith

Direct care workers made my sister feel part of a family

Their incredible work needs to be recognized and appreciated

Talya Nevo-Hacohen

Health care systems pricier, but not necessarily better

Study finds consolidation not paying off in quality or efficiency

Michael Jonas