More New Hampshire Health Headlines
These New England immigrants arrived legally. Now, thousands will lose Medicaid benefits.
In Massachusetts alone, 7,300 people are expected to lose access to full Medicaid coverage Thursday.
A look into the extensive proposed Head Start changes and how they could affect N.H.
New rules would cut governance structures that promote parent involvement in the program and increase eligibility requirements for homeless children.
NH ENVIRONMENT
Three summers after costly cyanobacteria treatment, a small New Hampshire lake is still in the clear
Clear waters in Moultonborough’s Lake Kanasatka this summer strengthened residents’ hopes that an expensive, last-ditch chemical treatment undertaken several years ago was paying off.
NH HEALTH
ACA health coverage enrollment in NH declined by an estimated 4.8k after tax credits expired
The KFF analysis found that New Hampshire enrollment in ACA healthcare plans fell by 8 percent from 2025 to 2026. Across the country, enrollment fell from roughly 21.8 million in 2025 to 19.2 million in 2026, per KFF.
NH CRIME
Mistrial declared in N.H. youth detention center sex abuse case
Jeffrey Buskey is charged with 21 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against David Meehan, who was 14 when he arrived at the Youth Development Center in 1995.
Noise and motion monitors in their N.H. homes? These tenants say no.
The public housing authority in Concord installed monitoring devices in 300 homes. Tenants are now suing to remove the Minut sensors.
NH HEALTH
Survey finds improvement in mental health of N.H. high school students
The mental health of New Hampshire high school students, which worsened amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has since shown steady improvement, according to survey data released Tuesday by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
NH ENVIRONMENT
In Hampton, a race to insulate vulnerable neighborhoods against sea-level rise
Improvements in the area include new drainage pipes and an automated water-level reading station.