For unhoused residents in Connecticut, refusing to part with a pet can be a major barrier to securing shelter. Only one long-term shelter in Connecticut accepts pets, with limitations.

Experts warn that fewer Medicare Advantage options means enrollees need to look at the fine print of new plans to make sure their healthcare needs are met.

The Licensed Nursing Assistant program at the International Institute of New England hopes to address New Hampshire's statewide nursing shortage and give immigrants the education they need for better jobs.

Visiting nurses say they don't expect to get paid as much as hospital nurses, but they want the same percentage raise. Both groups are registered nurses.

Although standard vaccines are required by Massachusetts, it's up to local school districts to enforce the mandate - and they really don't want to keep children out of school.

In the heart of downtown New Bedford, a city forged by the diversity of its fishing, merchant and whaling history, stands the New Bedford Community Health center. Its commitment to the city’s complex, multilingual fabric is deep: it provides health care regardless of a patient’s immigration status, and its website offers translation in more than 200 languages.

The medical center’s volunteer-run gift shop has a bit of everything for patients, medical staff and locals.

More than 140,000 people covered through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, are in for a sticker shock if Congress does not extend a federal tax credit for working families.

As insurers pull out of Vermont’s Medicare Advantage market, tens of thousands of residents will have to find new coverage before the end of year.

An estimated 77,000 Granite Staters will be impacted, as major insurance carriers exit or reduce their coverage options.