For the better part of her life, Teagan, 10, has suffered from PANDAS, an autoimmune disorder that sets in abruptly and causes on-and-off, debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder, tics, rages, depression, and a host of other psychological, neurological and motor symptoms.

Last year, PANDAS advocates across Massachusetts won a major battle when the Legislature approved a bill to force insurers to cover treatments, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars — all of that is out of pocket — for families like Teagan’s.

While Massachusetts ranks high among the states in terms of residents with health insurance, one in four insured residents here reported forgo…

When thousands of Berkshire County residents lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, many of them lost health insurance, too.

The Massachusetts Health Connector is now open to new enrollments through Jan. 23.