Health Care

Worcester-based health care organizations Reliant Medical Group and Fallon Health are joining together in a planned new feature of MassHealth to begin next March. UMass will not.

A lack of access to providers can pose barriers for people needing behavioral health care, according to industry officials who on Thursday suggested expanding access to telemedicine services.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation last week announced that $342,000 has been awarded through its Fairlawn Foundation Fund.

Congressman James McGovern and others will call on Congress and the White House not to cut National Institutes of Health funding for critical medical research in a panel discussion today.

The Massachusetts Health Connector has launched a website dedicated to health plan shopping for small business owners and employees.

Fallon Health posted a $2.9-million operating loss in the second quarter ended June 30 but broke even on the bottom line, while revenue and membership were up over 2016 levels, the Worcester-based health insurer said Tuesday.

Negotiating Medicaid waivers state by state is a key aspect of the Trump administration's efforts to shore up the markets.

Liz Olivera-Mustard is now vice president of quality management at The Bridge of Central Massachusetts.

Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare is now offering oncology and hematology services in Spencer.

Worcester-based Fallon Health on Monday announced it will move its elder care program in Charlton to Webster.