News and Announcements

Approved 1115 Waiver Amendment will Make Health Care More Accessible, Equitable and Affordable for Hundreds of Thousands of Residents

Settlement invests in new housing opportunities and community-based programs for older adults and persons with physical disabilities or mental illness

Awards are part of a new initiative aimed at increasing future grant funding opportunities for organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color

Grants aim to reduce health inequities by prioritizing investments in communities with most extreme disparities.

Administration will distribute over $5 million annually to help historically underserved municipalities and organizations access Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund grant funding

Changes to program eligibility allow more residents to take advantage of benefits and save money on health care costs

Third Round of Repay Program Includes Early Education, Childcare, Home Health and Other Home-and Community-Based Workers for the First Time

‘Advancing Health Equity in Massachusetts’ takes a new approach to reducing health disparities across the state through community-based interventions

Vinfen to provide behavioral health, substance use disorder services for pilot program

New benefit available to members in spring 2024 aims to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and equity

Following the meeting, Cabinet members took a tour of UMass Amherst’s Life Sciences Laboratories with Chancellor Javier Reyes

Toolkit is intended to assist university administrators in developing readiness plans to provide medication abortion on college campuses

Pilot seeks to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness and reduce the cost of care