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Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping. It’s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care.

Supply problems and insurance complications have made it difficult for many patients to start and stay on new prescription medications used to treat obesity.

Registered nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley are planning a one-day strike in late September as the union attempts to negotiate a contract. Nurses plan to picket in front of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute during regular clinic hours on Sept. 27. The strike is prepared to last for 24 hours, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association. Dana-Farber Cancer…

An association that lobbies for health care facilities says President Joe Biden’s decision to require nursing homes to comply with federal rules on staffing levels will cost them billions of dollars.

UMass Memorial Medical Center “failed miserably” in its plan to maintain access to maternal care after the proposed closure of a Leominster birthing center, the city’s mayor contended Tuesday in a plea for state regulators to take a more forceful approach. Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella asked the Department of Public Health, where officials have said they do not have...

Customers are increasingly using social media to air their complaints across all industries, and companies are paying attention

Registered nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley voted in favor of a strike Wednesday, the Massachusetts Nurses Association said, as they attempt to negotiate a contract. The 33-1 vote authorizes a one-day strike at the Methuen location, if necessary. A date for that strike has not been set and would require a 10-day notice to the hospital. Dana-Farber…

The Lowell Community Health Center was awarded a $500,000 grant to develop a health residency program in partnership with Tufts Medical. The goal is to better prepare future doctors when it comes to helping such a diverse city like Lowell and beyond. Over 70% of the patients seen at the health center come from multicultural backgrounds, including the Hispanic, Black…

Through this new program the hope is to have these future physicians have a unique perspective on health justice and cultural understanding

The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.

About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during...

The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that would eliminate Obamacare’s requirement that most insurers cover some types of preventive care at no extra cost.

Days after Compass Medical abruptly closed, a patient has filed a class action lawsuit accusing the provider of negligence, violating Department of Health policies and patient abandonment. The lawsuit, filed by law firm Keches Law Group on behalf of plaintiff Richard Callahan, was filed in Plymouth County Superior Court Friday. Compass Medical suddenly shut down on Wednesday. Patients told NBC10…

Patients and workers are confused after Compass Medical suddenly shut down all six of its offices.

A day after abruptly closing its Massachusetts offices, leaving patients and employees scrambling, its president refused to take questions and simply said anyone confused can “check our website.” Compass Medical suddenly shut down on Wednesday. The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office confirmed to NBC10 Boston that it was looking into what happened and urged anyone who is affected to contact...

All Compass Medical offices have shut down leaving many patients wondering how and where to get care.

Patients are scrambling after the surprise closure of a local health care company.

Employees and patients at a Massachusetts health care provider are looking for answers after Compass Medical announced it is closing all of its offices. There are Compass Medical locations in Braintree, East Bridgewater, Easton, Middleborough, Quincy, and Taunton. An employee who answered the phone at the East Bridgewater location told NBC10 Boston that staff was informed during the morning meeting…

Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.

A proposed pilot program for Massachusetts hospitals could be “game-changing” in identifying medical error cases and the causes behind them, the Betsy Lehman Center’s executive director said Monday, and several hospitals have expressed interest in taking part. But the project’s on hold while the center tries to secure funding for it from state lawmakers. The Lehman Center, an independent...