New Hampshire ranks among the states with shorter emergency room wait times, according to Becker's Hospital Review.
It had seemed nursing home care was spared the carnage afflicting many other areas of the two-year state budget that took effect on July 1. Despite tight revenue, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte and state senators made it a point of rejecting House-passed Medicaid cuts. And the appropriation for nursing home care represented a modest increase from the prior state fiscal year, resulting in a heartening 2.4% increase when the budget took effect. However, as it turns out, that increase was illusory.
Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.
Last week, W.H. Bagshaw, a metal parts manufacturer based in Hudson, found out that its health insurance policies with Anthem would increase approximately 38% in 2026. Anthem specifically cited the expiration of health care tax credits at the center of the current federal government shutdown.
Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" has put hundreds of rural hospitals at risk of closing their doors because of cuts to Medicaid, including this one in New Hampshire.
After months of informal talks, health officials from 10 Northeastern states have announced they’re forming a bloc called the Northeast Public Health Collaborative to issue vaccine guidance and coordinate public health efforts independent of the federal government. New Hampshire is not among them.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, has opened a second location for cardiology services, providing patients with expanded options for cardiac care. The clinic is located in the lower level of 15 Durham Road in Dover, just minutes from its freestanding emergency room off Route 16.
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NH Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander this week joined community healthcare providers from across New Hampshire to raise alarms about sharp cuts to medicaid being made at both the state and federal level, and how those cuts could unravel healthcare for thousands of...
New Hampshire’s Attorney General has approved the terms of sale of Manchester's Catholic Medical Center to an out-of-state for-profit company.
