William Skipworth

New Hampshire is delaying implementation of its premium system for Medicaid as it awaits federal approval to move forward. “The situation is status quo,” Jake Leon, spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in an email to...

Dartmouth Health and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College announced Tuesday they’re launching a new at-home health care program, an effort to address healthcare delivery challenges in rural New Hampshire and Vermont where patients often live far from...

A group of New Hampshire disability rights advocates, families and care agency professionals want to see reform in the state’s disability care system. New Hampshire’s System Review Committee finalized its recommendations for systemic change Thursday. The committee came together in...

In the twilight of her congressional career, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is making a last-minute push for what has been a personal crusade for New Hampshire’s Democratic senior senator: lower insulin prices. Shaheen is stepping down from the Senate when...

Dartmouth Health, the hospital system that operates eight hospitals and clinics throughout New Hampshire and Vermont, announced this week that 124 employees have been laid off and 303 openings canceled, for a total of 427 positions terminated. The layoffs impact...

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, teaming up with her Republican colleague Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, introduced legislation Thursday to create a website and centralized application where substance abuse recovery organizations apply for federal grants. They’re calling it the Addiction...

After a set of tax credits designed to help Americans afford healthcare expired, 4,868 fewer New Hampshire residents were enrolled in ACA Marketplace healthcare plans, according to an analysis of federal data by KFF. The analysis, which was released this...

Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald resigned from his position on the New Hampshire Supreme Court Tuesday, the governor’s office announced, amid allegations of judicial misconduct and an unexplained medical leave. In October, New Hampshire Public Radio reported that Dianne Martin, a...

After winning their respective primary elections last week, Republican Anthony DiLorenzo and Democrat Stefany Shaheen will face off in November’s general election to see who will represent New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. Both candidates call Portsmouth home and both present...

A Democratic Maine congresswoman said over the weekend that behind closed doors Republicans are acknowledging frustrations with health cuts implemented by their own party and banking on Democrats to reverse them. “I’ve had Republicans say to me, ‘I’m not that...

After years of being stonewalled on state contracts by Republicans on the Executive Council, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, via its affiliated PAC, is trying to boost a slate of Democratic council candidates more sympathetic to its cause. The...

Portsmouth car dealer Anthony DiLorenzo won the GOP nomination for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m. Tuesday night. DiLorenzo will try to replace Rep. Chris Pappas, who gave up the seat...