Industry Group Calls for End of Health Care Fee
A prominent business group is calling on Massachusetts political leaders to end fees on its members, designed to shore up the state’s Medicaid program, a year early.
Boston Home Health Agency Convicted of Stealing Millions from MassHealth
The owner of Harmony Home Health Care LLC has been convicted of Medicaid fraud and larceny for stealing millions from the state’s Medicaid program (MassHealth).
DeLeo Offers Peak at House Health Care Bill
New reporting requirements for MassHealth and protections against out-of-network billing are among provisions of forthcoming House health care legislation, details Speaker Robert DeLeo sketched out for the first time Friday morning.
Massive ACO Expansion Underway for MassHealth Patients
Thursday marked the launch of a major restructuring at MassHealth that will affect the care delivery of 1.2 million people insured by the state Medicaid program, a move intended to improve overall health while containing costs.
AG Healey Warns Providers Against Charging For Opioid Addiction Treatment
Attorney General Maura Healey has sent a letter to doctors who provide addiction treatment services through the state’s Medicaid program, MassHealth, warning them against unlawfully charging people struggling with opioid addiction and vowed to take immediate and aggressive action against those who try to illegally profit off of vulnerable patients in Massachusetts.
Senators Talk With Industry About Health Care Bill
A Senate working group has wrapped up its series of public discussions on health care cost drivers but will continue talks with industry officials as its members aim to produce new cost control legislation this month or next.
AG Returns $500K To MassHealth In Settlement With Springfield Dentist
The Office of the Attorney General has reached a settlement with a pediatric dentist in Springfield, returning $500,000 to the state’s Medicaid program (MassHealth) and resolving claims that the dentist improperly billed the program for services.
Report Examines Insurance Hurdles Facing Lower-Wage Workers
Workers at lower-wage companies are less likely to be enrolled in health insurance through their employer than their peers at other businesses, and those who do often have higher premiums and deductibles, according to a new state report.
Two Nurses Arrested For Allegedly Stealing $2.7M From MassHealth
The owner of a Boston-based home health agency and an employee have been arrested in connection with allegedly stealing nearly $2.7 million from MassHealth by routinely overbilling and falsely billing for services that were not authorized or provided to patients.
Group: Baker’s MassHealth Changes Need Public Vetting
Advocates for people with disabilities are urging lawmakers to reject MassHealth reforms proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker, arguing such changes are better handled publicly than through a conference committee negotiating in secret.
Baker’s Team, Businesses In Talks Over Health Insure Assessment Alternative
A second Cabinet secretary said Tuesday that the administration is willing to back away from Gov. Charlie Baker’s controversial proposal to impose a $2,000 per employee assessment on companies that don’t meet certain health insurance requirements.
Guv’s Message The Same After CBO Report On ACA Repeal
Defending the state’s success in reaching near universal health insurance coverage, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he hopes any Republican plan to replace Obamacare protects the gains made in Massachusetts over the past decade.
Baker Insurance Assessment Based On ‘Flawed Premise,’ MTF Says
The Baker administration’s plan to levy heavy per-employee assessments on businesses that don’t meet proposed health insurance requirements may have been based on a “flawed premise,” according to an influential Beacon Hill think tank.
4 Plead Not Guilty Fraudulently Billing Massachusetts $19M
The owner of a Massachusetts transportation company that provided non-emergency rides to the disabled, and three company managers, have pleaded not guilty to charges that they defrauded the state’s Medicaid program out of $19 million.
Protesters Fear New OT Policy Will Threaten Access To Care
With new regulations on overtime for personal care attendants (PCAs) now in effect, advocates gathered outside Gov. Charlie Baker’s office Thursday to protest the changes they said could make it harder for people with disabilities to live independently.
Fed Waiver Overhauls Insurance Program That Covers 1 In 4 In Massachusetts
The MassHealth program, which has 1.8 million members...
Baker ‘Tax’ Seen As Pivotal For Hospitals, Budget, Health Care Financing
Massachusetts hospitals say they can get behind what...Baker’s Team Planning New Strategies At MassHealth
Seeking federal dollars and more cost controls, the...AG To Investigate Possible Home Health Care Fraud
The state has asked Attorney General Maura Healey to...
Baker Plans 3.5 Percent Spending Increase In $39.55B Budget
Gov. Charlie Baker plans to boost state spending next...
