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

CHIA: MassHealth users spend higher percentage on behavioral health and primary care

As Massachusetts feels the lasting effects of postponed health care during the COVID pandemic, a new report shows members of the government MassHealth plans spent the highest percentage of their total healthcare spending on both behavioral health services and primary care visits compared to other commercial and government insurance plans.

Education

WPI debuts nation’s first explosion protection engineering master’s program

In an effort to help combat mounting concerns regarding manufacturing facility fire and explosion risks and close the gap between the manufacturing industry and academia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has introduced the nation’s first master’s degree program in explosion protection engineering.

Education

First medical student cohort starts at UMass Chan’s newly launch Burlington campus

A year and a half after UMass Chan Medical School received official approval to open a Burlington regional campus, school is in session for the first cohort of 32 medical students at UMass Chan-Lahey, a partnership between the Worcester university and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

Banking & Finance

Two years removed from financial crisis, Family Health Center of Worcester reports another budget surplus

For the second consecutive year, Family Health Center of Worcester closed its fiscal year on an upward swing.

Banking & Finance

Workers Credit Union hires second executive from CEO’s former Colorado firm

Workers Credit Union has named Ellie Fordyce as the Littleton cooperative’s new chief people officer.

Health Care

Nominations for WBJ’s Champions of Health Care Awards due today

Nominations for Worcester Business Journal’s second annual Champions of Health Care Awards are due by midnight on Sept. 13.

Economy

Central Mass. business confidence hits historic low

While business confidence in Massachusetts remained in optimistic territory in August, confidence among Central Massachusetts business owners remained pessimistic.

Hospitality

Following years of customer requests, Shrewsbury Street restaurant begins bottling salad dressing

After more than 60 years in business, Leo's Ristorante in Worcester has started bottling and selling its family-secret salad dressing following years of customer demand.

Banking & Finance

🔒Acquiring S&G: The road to acquisition for a leading Central Mass. accounting firm centered growth and core values

More than four decades after opening their Worcester accounting firm S&G LLP in 1980, Carl Goldstein and Terry Shepherd knew it was time for a change.

Banking & Finance

🔒Hospital closure impact: As the final days for Nashoba Valley Medical Center ticked down, a community forsees a looming healthcare crisis

For this rural Massachusetts area, the hospital’s closure will mean extended ER wait times at neighboring hospitals already pushing capacity, quadrupled ambulance turnaround times, and ultimately, the potential collapse of a healthcare system already spread thin.

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