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By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state’s largest insurance company, owes the state’s hospitals nearly $300 million in unpaid claims, according to a report released Wednesday by the New Hampshire Hospital Association. It said Anthem has not...
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Reproductive health care providers reassured patients Monday that pill abortions will remain legal, safe, and available in New Hampshire – even if a Texas federal court judge succeeds in blocking access to one of the two medications used.They...
By DANIEL MUDD
A Department of Health and Human Services report released in January 2023, determined a feasibility study is required before the agency can move forward with its investigation of a cancer cluster in Merrimack.But moving forward hinges on securing...
By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH
Health care providers in New Hampshire are pushing for a major increase in Medicaid rates this year, saying it would help them address increasingly dire staff shortages.During a hearing Wednesday, health care leaders told lawmakers that the...
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
The state has spent millions to expand mental health treatment in the last two years. Yet those who need it are still waiting. In emergency rooms, some for days. At home for a mobile crisis team that’s an hour-plus away. For a counseling appointment....
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Lawmakers must decide this year whether to continue spending millions each year to provide an estimated 50,000 to 90,000 additional low-income people Medicaid health coverage through its Medicaid expansion program. The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy...
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Individuals and families have just a few days left before the Jan. 15 deadline to sign up for free or low-cost health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. Insurance officials have been concerned that the public does not know more...
By DAVID BROOKS
A secure facility for 24 patients with mental illness could be operating alongside New Hampshire Hospital in Concord within two years, although many details remain to be worked out.The state will present an online update Thursday night at 6 p.m. about...
Dr. Adam Chodosh discusses atrial fibrillation and the Watchman procedure, a treatment alternative to traditional blood thinners for certain patients.What is atrial fibrillation?Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular quivering, and sometimes...
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