According to State House News Service, hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents could face 'significantly higher health insurance premiums' next year.
Legislative leaders looking to fast track a bill that would guarantee women in Massachusetts access to free coverage for birth control received a cost analysis key to moving the measure forward that determined the benefit would add between 7 cents and 20 cents to monthly health insurance premiums.
A federal agency says Wal-Mart discriminated against a lesbian employee who sought health coverage for her ailing wife and has ordered ``a just resolution'' for violating her civil rights.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ordered the retail giant to work with Jacqueline Cote of New Bedford, Massachusetts, who hopes the determination will help her pay off $100,000 in medical bills..
Massachusetts residents needing health coverage will have a few more days to make their first month's payment, but must still act quickly if they want to guarantee having insurance starting Jan. 1.
An Open House Friday at the Family Welcome Center in the Paul Rodrigues Administration building on County Street.
Dozens of school department employees and their community partners attended.
The Center offers a variety of services to families entering the New Bedford school system...