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The matter that grabbed headlines was the arrest of 1415 people who had peacefully taken over the construction site of a proposed nuclear power plant in Seabrook.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte was sworn in as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire Thursday and said she will be a governor for all citizens.
The City of Manchester has established a Warming Station at Homeless Services, 39 Beech St.
The $110 million deal comes at a time when the non-profit hospital was on the “brink of bankruptcy” and had laid off 142 this past year and has debt totaling more than $160 million, according to the report of the Director of Charitable Trusts.
Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt said Friday that Anthem and Saint Joseph Hospital have agreed to meet with him Tuesday to hopefully help resolve their two-year contract dispute that caused up to 10,000 people suddenly being told that as of Jan. 1, 2025, they are no longer part of Anthem’s insurance network.
Pursuant to a new law designed to streamline the process of getting permission for prior authorization of some health procedures, the state Insurance Department issued a bulletin Friday detailing the process for health insurers and related entities.
Saint Joseph Hospital in Nashua is alerting patients that as of Jan. 1, 2025, they are no longer part of Anthem’s insurance network, according to the New Hampshire Insurance Department.
Even though New Hampshire removed the statute of limitations to allow victims of sexual abuse to bring lawsuits decades later, the old limits still apply to a man trying to sue the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester.
A seven-year renewable contract between the state and Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Dartmouth Health) to operate the state’s new psychiatric hospital for youths at Hampstead Hospital passed the Executive Council on a vote of 4-1 Wednesday.