The Worcester and MetroWest regions will each receive roughly $3 million to 4 million over the next four years to help fight chronic illness and reduce health care costs.
It's either the future of health care or a potential source of financial problems, a means of controlling soaring medical costs or a way to leave middle-class Americans footing the bill.
Marlborough Hospital has eliminated or reduced the hours of 41 employees in response to a “significant decline in volume” and reimbursements over the first quarter of its fiscal year, the hospital said in a statement.
Harrington HealthCare System in Southbridge has been awarded a $491,600 grant from the commonwealth to bolster its behavioral health services and help connect providers to the state's electronic health information exchange.