Health Care

The state plans to open 25 community behavioral health centers early next year as Massachusetts residents continue to struggle with increased mental health challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jaco, Inc. in Franklin has been acquired by a California medical device and IT mounting solutions company.

Women’s health and medical technology company Hologic, Inc., announced on December 9 that Stacey Stewart, the president and CEO of the nonprofit the March of Dimes Inc., will join the Marlborough-based company’s board.

MassHealth chief Amanda Cassel Kraft will depart her role in the new year, just days before Gov.-elect Maura Healey takes over the executive branch, the Baker administration announced Tuesday.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center of Burlington are moving forward with plans to establish a regional campus at Lahey Hospital.

Workers at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester are preparing to strike.

Massachusetts stands to receive $230 million under agreements reached with CVS and Walgreens resolving allegations that the companies contributed to the opioid crisis by failing to properly oversee the dispensing of opioids at their stores.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester will pay $1.784 million to resolve allegations it inflated charges to patients in 2018 and 2019 in order to receive outlier payments from Medicare.

WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2023 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 19 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards.

To address the current slate of health care challenges, state officials in the new year should create a Cabinet-level equity secretary, limit allowable growth in out-of-pocket consumer insurance costs, and develop a 10-year health care workforce plan, according to a new report.