Health Care

After nearly 90 minutes of debate about financial burdens on patients, pharmaceutical industry lobbying, and legislative process, the Senate voted 34-5 to attach to the budget policy reforms authored by Health Care Financing Committee Co-chair Sen. Cindy Friedman.

The project was given site plan approval by the Town of Sturbridge Planning Board on Jan. 14.

Grant served in various leadership roles at Medtronic from 2004 to 2023.

“Power is the ability to get people to listen to you, even when you're mostly just talking about beer.” - Sam Hendler, Hendler Family Brewing

Story by Jon Weaver, CEO of Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives

Story by Richard Burke, retired president & CEO of Fallon Health

In February, WBJ asked the 400+ people who have ever been on a WBJ power list (Power 100, Power 50, Power Players) to vote for the professionals they believed are the most influential in the region. Nearly 600 votes were cast

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and bringing new ideas to the forefront.

The Division of Insurance flexed its new authority under a 2025 law giving officials heightened scrutiny over health insurance costs.

After her swift February resignation as CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Carolyn Jackson has assumed a new role as head of another Massachusetts hospital.