HRSA announced a revised 340B rebate-model pilot July 31 after the 2025 pilot was vacated and remanded. Manufacturer plans were due August 24, and the agency intends the revised model to begin January 1, 2027 for selected drugs after review and approval.
WBUR reported that Fenway Health stopped providing gender-related medications to patients age 18 and younger on October 1, 2025; a state commission said continuing could have put $36 million in federal funding affecting more than 30,000 patients at risk.
Community Care Cooperative (C3) reported $10.2 million in Medicare Shared Savings Program Track A shared savings for performance year 2024 after generating $26 million in gross Medicare savings, an 8.1% gross savings rate.
A May 21, 2026 Boston Globe report said many Medicaid recipients ages 19–64 would need to document 80 monthly hours of work, school, or volunteering beginning with new applicants on January 1, 2027; existing members would be evaluated at staggered renewals.
MassHealth's official federal-impact page says communications began in August 2026 and that work or community-engagement requirements plus six-month eligibility checks begin for some members January 1, 2027.
Community Counseling of Bristol County (52 jobs), Community Healthlink (78), and Innovative Care Partners (70) announced a combined 200 layoffs effective June 30, 2026, when their current ACO contracts expire.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee's May 2026 proposal totaled about $63.3 billion, 3.6% above FY2026, and funded MassHealth at $22.74 billion. Combined health and human services accounts totaled $33.7 billion, more than half of proposed state spending.
Lynn Community Health Center CEO Brenda Rodriguez told a State House briefing hosted by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association that 340B savings support the center's dental and behavioral care, maternal-health follow-up, care coordination, technology…
In a January 28, 2026 preview of the Governor's forthcoming FY2027 proposal, MassHealth long-term-services official Leslie Darcy said she expected a rate freeze across the board, targeted reductions, and one-time measures to bridge to FY2028.
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance finalized revisions to 211 CMR 52.00 that took effect June 5, 2026 and apply to insured products issued and renewed in Massachusetts.
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