Mica Kanner-Mascolo

mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com

Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she studied creative writing. An East Coast native, Mica currently resides in Central Massachusetts.

Covers: Health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion

Health Care

🔒Report: Mass. among best states for Medicare beneficiaries, despite high rate of ER visits

Massachusetts ranks among the top states where Medicare serves its residents the best, offering some of the best access to primary care providers, yet its beneficiaries experience the second-to-highest preventable hospital admissions rates in the nation.

Government & Politics

Leominster woman pleads guilty, sentenced to jail for $28K healthcare scheme

Seven months after being indicted for allegedly stealing thousands from elderly individuals throughout Worcester and Middlesex counties, a Leominster woman has pleaded guilty to charges related to larceny, fraud, and witness intimidation.

Economy

Mass. nurses union selects new executive director

The Massachusetts Nurses Association, a Canton-based labor union representing nurses throughout Central Massachusetts and the state, has named Joe-Ann Fergus as its new executive director.

Economy

🔒Ascentria Care Alliance names new chief of strategic business development

Ascentria Care Alliance, one of Central Massachusetts’ largest human services nonprofits, has named a new chief of strategic business development at the Worcester-based organization.

Environment

🔒Blackstone solid waste firm handed injunction amid alleged illegal disposal lawsuit

A Blackstone waste management company and its owners have been hit with a preliminary injunction from the Massachusetts Superior Court.

Education

🔒Clark alumna wins MacArthur genius grant for her maps of Indigenous peoples’ land

Margaret Wickens Pearce, an alumna of Clark University in Worcester, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow,...

Health Care

🔒KalVista Pharmaceuticals appoints new COO and chief people officer

Framingham-based biopharmaceutical company KalVista Pharmaceuticals has added two executives to its C-suite.

Education

🔒Long-term UMass Chan chief advancement officer leaves for Holy Cross

Following an 18-year tenure with Worcester’s UMass Chan Medical School, John Hayes has left his position as vice chancellor for advancement to move on to a similar position at the city’s College of the Holy Cross.

Education

Holy Cross partners with New England Conservatory to launch accelerated music degree

The College of the Holy Cross is now offering its students accelerated master of music degrees as the Worcester school has partnered with the Boston-based New England Conservatory to launch a five-year expedited track.

Economy