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Lawmakers renew calls for overdose prevention centers

Controversial bills to legalize overdose prevention centers returned to the spotlight Monday, as a committee leader touted...

Ringleader of Worcester home health fraud scheme pleads guilty

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.

State’s health insurance marketplace working to notify members impacted by Trump bill

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.

Sturbridge orthodontic firm acquired by Canadian company

Corus Orthodontists was founded in 2019 by a group of 18 orthodontists across North America.
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🔒Q&A: New approach to in-home senior care

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.

🔒A helping hand: First cohort of startups at new Worcester entrepreneurship hub look to develop healthcare innovations

Its first programming since its official launch in June, Auxilium’s three-month accelerator program is designed to help early startups.

Worcester launches Maternal and Child Health Dashboard to address health outcomes

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.

Report: Big Beautiful Bill could leave up to 200K Mass. residents uninsured

A federal law signed by President Donald Trump could leave as many as 203,000 more Massachusetts residents without health insurance, according to a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation report.
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Charlton senior care facility moves hospice, palliative care services to Gardner subsidiary

The Overlook, a senior care facility, has transitioned its home health, hospice and palliative care services to one of its Central Massachusetts care system subsidiaries.

CVS to pay $12M settlement for allegedly overcharging MassHealth

Pharmacy giant CVS will pay more than $12 million to MassHealth after the attorney general alleged the company charged higher prices to the Medicaid program than to cash-paying customers in the general public.
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