Health Care

Employers in Massachusetts will face additional assessments equal to 10.5 percent of their unemployment insurance rates as part of an accounting fix the state deployed to soften the pandemic's impacts, the Baker administration announced last week.

Gov. Charlie Baker has decided how to spend nearly all of the $200 million of federal money the Legislature gave him sole discretion over, proposing to invest $186 million on a slate of health care and workforce development priorities.

The Massachusetts unemployment rate in June dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 4.9% from the adjusted 5.0% in May, according to a Friday announcement from the state Executive office of Labor and Workforce Development.

Health and human services network Seven Hills Foundation of Worcester announced on Thursday a partnership with Instituto Psicopedagogico de Puerto Rico to advance support for island residents with developmental challenges.

The president and CEO of Worcester insurer Fallon Health, Richard Burke, will serve as the new board chair of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans for the remainder of 2021, the industry association announced on Thursday.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand access to the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments, according to a press announcement Wednesday.

Marlborough medical technology company Hologic said Wednesday it has been granted European approval for the use of saliva samples with its Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay in Europe.

Bolton-based Intrinsic Imaging, a provider of medical imaging lab services, has been acquired by WCG of Princeton, N.J. 

At a board meeting on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission discussed recommendations to address stark race and income disparities in dental-related emergency room visits shown in a report by the Center for Health Information and Analysis.

Mental health nonprofit Genesis Club, founded in Worcester, on Tuesday announced the launch of an online community hub to support mental health.