You’ve heard all the campaigns and statistics: Smoking Kills. It’s the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. And it’s expensive. Read >

Think because you live in Massachusetts you’re protected from the Obamacare insurance premium spikes that you have seen in the national news? Think again, especially if you work at a small company. Read >

NEW YORK, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE: NFP), a leading provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, announced today that NFP Health Services Administrators, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NFP, has entered into an agreement with Network Health to build, implement and operate a private health benefits exchange platform in Massachusetts. NFP Health is a pioneer in the design, implementation and delivery of health benefits exchanges. Network Health is a nonprofit, comprehensive health plan for Massachusetts residents with low and moderate incomes. Read >

While other state legislatures have struggled with decisions about whether to accept a federal expansion of Medicaid and how to set up exchanges for the purchasing of health care, Massachusetts lawmakers have largely sat back and watched. Read >

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley released a detailed report—the third in a series dating back to 2010—that examines the recent health care trends and developments in the consumer, health plan and provider sectors. The report also provides recommended actions for government agencies created to monitor trends in health care spending, specifically the new Health Policy Commission (HPC), the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) and the Division of Insurance. Read >