The 20-member committee will be led by UMass Chan Trustee David Brunelle, co-founder and managing director of Worcester-based North Pointe Wealth Management.Â
The vote was 148-1 in favor of the bill (H 4530) aimed at providing financial relief to hospitals and community health centers. Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, Republican of Southwick, cast the dissenting vote.
The House budget committee on Tuesday advanced a $234 million spending bill aimed at providing financial relief to hospitals and community health centers, reviving proposals that were left out of a broader agreement earlier this summer.
Felix Mercedes, a 35-year-old resident of Worcester, agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to billing MassHealth for more than $500,000 of services that were never provided.
Disruptions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to initially impact 36,000 members who are noncitizens but lawfully present here. Health Connector officials anticipate another 19,000 members earning between 400% to 500% of the federal poverty level could become disqualified from their ConnectorCare plans starting on Jan. 1.
Not long after Arab's arrival, he experienced the loss of several elderly relatives, including his mother. Those painful moments shaped his resolve to support other families by opening his own Seniors Helping Seniors branch.
Launched on Friday, the dashboard was created with a focus on health disparities in an effort to enhance transparency, inform public policy, and improve outcomes for mothers and infants throughout the region.