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 ...

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

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday appointed Kate Walsh, the current chief executive officer of the Boston Medical Center health system, as Secretary of the Executive Office ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 last known human case of EEE in New Hampshire was in 2014, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. That year, three people were infected and two died.

Most deaths occur within two to 10 days after symptoms begin, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health. The town will be spraying the area’s parks, neighborhoods and schools between 2 ...

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 ...

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.