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State care agencies under microscope at Worcester hearing as potential third state-run veterans’ home is floated

At a Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing in Worcester, the secretary described the next budget cycle as being about the "organizational maturation" of the Executive Office of Veterans Services.

Movers & Shakers for March 24, 2025

Employees are being hired, promoted, and elected to boards throughout Mirick O’Connell, Fletcher Tilton, and MutualOne Bank.

🔒United force: Central Mass. business leaders are standing by their DEI initiatives amid federal funding threats

In Central Massachusetts, a group of top business executives are taking a public stance, sticking with DEI while at the risk of losing federal revenue.

Analyst predicts possible paths for Medicaid cuts and how they would impact Mass.

Boozang said Manatt's estimate is that states would have to increase their own spending by 20% to maintain the current program level spending if deep federal cuts are enacted.
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Natick life sciences incubator opens third facility to meet growing demand

ABI-LAB, a Natick-based incubator and accelerator focused on the life science industry, has opened a third facility in the town to meet growing demand.

Walgreens closing Marlborough location amid larger consolidation of pharmacies

Tuesday is the last day of business for a Walgreens location in Marlborough, amid a larger closing of pharmacies by the Illinois-based firm.

Business leaders rally against potential tax hikes

Business groups are ramping up the pressure on Beacon Hill to use state dollars, not employer taxes, to repay the federal government for an unemployment insurance error committed by the Baker administration.

Worcester lab indicted as part of alleged $8M MassHealth fraud

Central Lab Partners and its owner Cynthia Norton of West Boylston were among seven entities indicted on Monday by the Suffolk County Statewide Grand Jury following charges brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
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Nashoba Valley leaders report persistent emergency response struggles six months after hospital closure

Local leaders, first responders and medical providers offered long-awaited recommendations Wednesday for restoring some health care services and alleviating ongoing transportation and emergency response concerns in the Nashoba Valley, where a Steward Health Care hospital closed last summer.

CHIA: Mass. healthcare costs escalate to unsustainable levels

Health care costs in Massachusetts surged at unsustainable levels in 2023, adding more pressure to already-strained household budgets, according to new state data.
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