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Massachusetts

Hospitals report a surge in opioid abuse cases

BOSTON – Opioid-related hospital visits are "skyrocketing" in Massachusetts, with heroin-related cases tripling from 2007 to 2014, according to Health Policy Commission figures discussed Wednesday. Opioid-related hospital visits have increased from around 30,000 in 2007 to more than 55,000 in 2014, with non-heroin opioids accounting for the

Massachusetts

Health insurance rates to spike for 300,000 in Mass. merged market

Written by Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE — Health insurance base rates are poised to spike for about 300,000 people in Massachusetts.