Trump and Republican supporters in Congress say the changes are necessary to root out what they call fraud, waste and abuse.

Health and Human Services is the largest executive agency in the state and consumes $27.6 billion, more than half the state’s budget, to support roughly 22,000 employees, 11 departments, and ...

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll appoint Kate Walsh, the current Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Medical Center Health System, as the new Secretary of the Executive … ...

Massachusetts AG Campbell sues the Trump Administration over the alleged illegal sharing of health data with ICE, arguing it undermines Medicaid and public trust.

IT’S SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH. MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES KATE WALSH IS OUR GUEST THIS MORNING. LET’S GO ON THE RECORD. SHE HAS GUIDED THE STATE THROUGH THE STEWARD ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh said the splintering of Steward Health Care might be the start of a rethinking of the role hospitals can play in Massachusetts.

Mark Herz: Every month we check in with the state’s top public health official, the commissioner of the Department of Public Health, Robbie Goldstein.We’re asking Dr. Goldstein for some clarity this ...

The splintering of Steward Health Care last year resulted in the transfer of six hospital campuses, the closure of two others, and a reshaping of the state's health care world.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association said it is “vehemently opposed to the plan to close Pocasset Mental Health Center,” which the union described as a 16-bed inpatient acute mental health ...

BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts residents who do not yet have health insurance have ten days to get on a plan, and Massachusetts Health Connector could be their solution. Health Connector ...

Updated March 27 at 1:20 p.m. The Health and Human Services Department will slash its workforce by 20,000 employees, Secretary Robert Kennedy announced on Thursday, leading the agency to shrink by ...

That might be just the start of a rethinking of the role hospitals can play in Massachusetts, Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh said Monday. Skip to content. All Sections.