Health Care

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has added the Central Massachusetts Independent Physicians Association (CMIPA) to its Medicare Advantage physician network.

Louisiana-based Amedisys Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Tenet Healthcare's home health and hospice operations in Massachusetts.

In double-blind clinical trials for pharmaceutical drugs, communication available through social media platforms carries the risk of lifting the veil put in place by researchers.

Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group has hired Dr. Eric Lupoli to its Department of Internal Medicine in Spencer.

Emmy award-winning comedian Paula Poundstone will perform a comedy show on April 1 in Southbridge.

We don't see Charlie Baker winning any Conservative of the Year awards at the next Republican National Convention, but it still was jarring to see the Massachusetts governor propose what amounted to a MassHealth bailout tax on companies of more than 10 employees.

With the U.S. healthcare system in limbo, political leaders are facing a stark certainty: The state Medicaid budget is unsustainable and reform is imperative.

Wages in Worcester County have been slowly ticking up. Between the rising minimum wage and increasing competition, employers are finding they need to find ways to pay more.

With nearly a year under his belt, Fallon Health CEO Richard Burke is working to return the nonprofit insurer to a positive financial margin while preparing for changes in health care.

Steward Health Care, which recently moved into Central Massachusetts with the planned takeover of a physicians network, has roughly doubled its overall size by buying eight hospitals outside the region.