Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley's recent appointment to a Vatican council tasked with prosecuting sex abuse cases may impact the church's role in preventing and responding to the crisis, local experts say.
Pope Francis named the head of the Boston Archdiocese to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, one of a series of appointments the Vatican announced over the weekend.
STATE HOUSE – Companies that do not offer their employees health insurance would pay a $2,000 annual assessment per full-time worker to the state under a plan Gov. Charlie Baker plans to offer later this month to blunt the impact of escalating, enrollment-driven costs in the state's Medicaid program, the State House News Service has learned.
The proposal – the bulk of which is expected to be filed within the governor's budget due on Jan 25 – would also impose growth caps on the rates health providers can charge for medical services in an effort to control the cost of care in the commercial market and make it more affordable for employers.
