The proposal comes as insurers frequently send forms to the policyholder rather than the patient who receives the care.
Investigators scrambled to identify suspects in what appeared to be the bloodiest burst of violence in Greater Boston this summer.
Family members and authorities named victims after a spasm of violence Wednesday into Thursday claimed five lives.
A proposed 2016 ballot measure to legalize consumer fireworks in Mass. is drawing heat, setting the stage for a divisive debate.
CBT
The break was approved for a proposed building near North Station where all 239 units would be priced below-market.
Parents are asking: Did the popular high school principal resign or was he forced to quit?
Nauset Light Beach and Coast Guard Beach, about a mile away from one another, each closed around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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PACKERS 22, PATRIOTS 11
Tom Brady was serenaded in a surprising start at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night, but Green Bay pulled away for the win.
When Governor Baker wore a ?Free Brady? T-shirt this week, he unwittingly waded into an ugly battle between two businesses.
Evan Horowitz | Quick Study
The trouble for the liberal Vermont senator is that, in politics, a passionate but limited following isn?t enough.
The governor?s antagonistic actions have pushed a Legislature divided by partisanship closer together.
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Ideas
After the Occupy Central movement, leaders in China are casting their disapproving gaze on Hong Kong?s professors and researchers.
Names
Thursday was a postcard-perfect day on Martha?s Vineyard, so the president and first lady hit the beach.
Rape at the core of the radical theology of ISISInterviews with women and girls who were once captives illuminate how the practice has been enshrined in the group?s tenets.
CHAD FINN I SPORTS MEDIA
Gifford spent 28 years (1971-98) as a star of ABC?s seminal ?Monday Night Football? telecasts.
Movie Review
?The Man From U.N.C.L.E.? a throwback to classic spy thrillers?Man? is a celebration of a time when secret agents dressed impeccably, bantered with style, and had exceptionally cool toys.
Tracking the endorsements of N.H. GOP activists Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Rand Paul have picked up the most support from top party activists in the Granite State so far.
Martin G. Evans
Confronting and refuting political liesBy being first on the ground, the lie itself sets up the mental frame for the argumentation to come.
Daniel Reinhardt/EPA
Sky gazers got the chance to be amazed by the nighttime show put on by the oldest meteor shower observed by humans.
Betaboston
Verizon tests ultra-fast Internet in FraminghamThe company could increase data speeds to 40 or even 80 gigabits per second.
On Spirituality
On being ?doubly othered??Doubly othered.? That is how Gina Messina-Dysert describes her life as a faithful feminist and a faithful Catholic.
Considering the adjustments he had to make and injuries he?s had to deal with, Castillo can hardly be seen as a bust.
A low-key former senator is running an under-the-radar campaign for president.
Sampling indicated that bacteria concentrations were roughly twice the recommended limit in the Lower Charles River Basin.
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The Cabrio feels sporty and handles well. Although it is retro, the 500c is also a thoroughly modern automobile.
Explosions at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the port of Tianjin.
A classic car show on summer Saturdays at the Dream Diner brings back the look and feel of an old carhop.
Based on the 2007 film, the show marks the theatrical debut of singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, who wrote the music and lyrics.
Kelly Williamson of The Galley Ice Cream always wanted to turn her ice cream making hobby into a business. Now she has.
Brainiac
Ideas | Brainiac: Computer scientists looked for a solution that doesn?t existMIT researchers demonstrate that it?s impossible to find a faster way of computing ?edit distance.?
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Cape beaches close after great white shark bites seal, spits it out on beach
For 40 years, computer scientists looked for a solution that doesn?t exist
5 killed, several hurt in violent night in Boston area
Rape a part of the radical theology of ISIS
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