BOSTON — In commemoration of Veterans Day, Attorney General Maura Healey today announced she has appointed William Aiello, a veteran of the Afghanistan War, to serve as her office’s Veterans Affairs Coordinator. AG Healey also highlighted her office’s …
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Senate to pass a Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with needed protections to combat exposures to poly- and …
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that the chief of her office’s Medicaid Fraud Division has been named president of the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU). Toby Unger was elected by her peers at the annual …
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today announced a settlement with a payment processing company over claims it assisted with the unlawful business practices of a debt settlement company that charged vulnerable consumers premature and …
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today announced multistate settlements with Experian, totaling over $13.67 million, concerning data breaches in 2012 and 2015 that compromised the personal information of millions of consumers nationwide. A $2.5 …
BOSTON — Pharmacy Benefits Manager, Express Scripts, Inc., has agreed to pay $3.2 million after allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures that are in place to keep costs down and prevent overcharges in the workers’ compensation insurance …
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the country’s first over-the-counter birth control pill. The coalition states that making birth control …
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today announced a settlement agreement with a Rowley nursing home and its owner to resolve allegations that they failed to implement appropriate infection control procedures at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in …
BOSTON — A Georgia-based home health and hospice care company will pay $425,000 after it failed to implement proper security measures to protect the personal information of patients and employees, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. The …
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that her office has reached an agreement with The Berkshire Gas Company that reduces its proposed distribution rate increase for 40,000 residential, commercial and industrial gas customers by more than …
BOSTON — A new report released today by Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office studies how a commonly-used calculation for determining health care payments does not fully capture health needs for residents who have barriers to accessing health care …
BOSTON — Two individuals have been indicted in connection with allegations they abused their positions as long-term care facility or nursing home employees to fraudulently access and steal from the bank accounts of nursing home residents in Brookline and …
BOSTON — A management company and its owners will pay more than $145,000 to resolve more than 1,200 violations of the state’s child labor statutes across several Dunkin’ locations in Lowell and Central Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey announced …
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the state of North Carolina and a decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court to strike down the …
BOSTON — In fiscal year 2021, Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) contributed nearly $985 million in Community Benefits, according to reports published today by Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office. These reports mark the …
LAWRENCE — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and the Baker-Polito Administration today celebrated plans to renovate the historic Stone Mill building in Lawrence, using funds from a $56 million settlement that their offices reached with Columbia …
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Division recovered more than $71 million during the most recent federal fiscal year, which ended on September 30. The Division recovered approximately $11 for every …
BOSTON — A Melrose man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to jail in connection with running a large-scale illegal sports betting operation, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Lonnie Hillson, age 59, pleaded guilty Thursday in Middlesex …
BOSTON — In an effort to make it easier and more efficient for tens of thousands of nonprofit organizations and charities in Massachusetts to meet annual filing and disclosure requirements, Attorney General Maura Healey today launched a new online portal …
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey has announced a new $2.9 million grant program that aims to mitigate the severe impact of patients in hospital emergency departments and inpatient beds across Massachusetts that are in urgent need of mental health …
