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Massachusetts regulators delivered one of their most forceful warnings yet that health care prices are spiraling out of control, ramping up the pressure on lawmakers who have been unable to wrangle the trend and fulfill a consensus vision of cost control.

Between 2000 and 2021, the premium payments employees must make for their workplace-sponsored health insurance plans grew by 295 percent, more than three times as much as the 88 percent increase in household income and 60 percent general inflation.

Massachusetts regulators delivered one of their most forceful warnings yet that health care prices are spiraling out of control, ramping up the pressure on lawmakers who have been unable to wrangle the trend and fulfill a consensus vision of cost control.

A bill would alter a 1986 tax law and grant REITs the opportunity to make greater equity investments in their distressed retail tenants.

“The cost of health insurance has exploded,” said one employer. “This is another reason younger families can’t live in Massachusetts.”

Nurses still report intent to leave the workforce. Will hospitals’ efforts help to confront the nursing shortage?

AI programs combine computer vision with human review to ensure that any false positives that escape initial review do not reach the level of issuing fines and court appearances.

Technologist David Auerbach weighs in on the debate surrounding the rapid development of artificial intelligence and its impact on the future of humanity.

The economy used to be a reliable indicator of how elections might go, but not so much anymore.

A new Blackstone fund scored $30 billion, which is pretty good considering how bad the real estate market is when it comes to offices.