BOSTON — Massachusetts insurance companies will be forced to cover the cost of COVID boosters, flu and RSV vaccines this winter, in what could be considered defiance of recent directives from Health ...

The state will align its recommended schedule with the American Academy of Pediatrics rather than adopt the new changes. The post Mass. breaks from feds in its new vaccine guidelines appeared first on ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the state will be taking measures to ensure vaccines remain accessible to everyone, criticizing the Trump administration and Health and Human Services ...

It’s anticipated that a federal panel may be voting to change the recommendation surrounding Hepatitis B vaccines for newborns, but Governor Maura Healey says that decision will not have an impact in ...

Before the federal government released its guidance, state public health officials published COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for the 2025-2026 respiratory illness season on Wednesday. “Those ...

Massachusetts is the first state in the country to require health insurers to continue covering immunizations recommended by the state’s Department of Public Health rather than the Centers for Disease ...

Massachusetts is requiring health insurances to cover vaccines recommended by state health officials, regardless of what the CDC recommends, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday, one of three new ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday the state had ordered insurers to cover vaccines backed by its health department, even if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue narrower ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — Massachusetts released its own COVID-19 vaccine guidance for 2025-2026 on Wednesday to bolster the state’s efforts to protect access to the shot. The state’s guidance recommends the ...