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Analyst predicts possible paths for Medicaid cuts and how they would impact Mass.
March 21, 2025Boozang said Manatt's estimate is that states would have to increase their own spending by 20% to maintain the current program level spending if deep federal cuts are enacted.
March 21, 2025
Natick life sciences incubator opens third facility to meet growing demand
March 18, 2025ABI-LAB, a Natick-based incubator and accelerator focused on the life science industry, has opened a third facility in the town to meet growing demand.
March 18, 2025
Walgreens closing Marlborough location amid larger consolidation of pharmacies
March 18, 2025Tuesday is the last day of business for a Walgreens location in Marlborough, amid a larger closing of pharmacies by the Illinois-based firm.
March 18, 2025
Business leaders rally against potential tax hikes
March 14, 2025Business groups are ramping up the pressure on Beacon Hill to use state dollars, not employer taxes, to repay the federal government for an unemployment insurance error committed by the Baker administration.
March 14, 2025
Worcester lab indicted as part of alleged $8M MassHealth fraud
March 13, 2025Central Lab Partners and its owner Cynthia Norton of West Boylston were among seven entities indicted on Monday by the Suffolk County Statewide Grand Jury following charges brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
March 13, 2025-
Nashoba Valley leaders report persistent emergency response struggles six months after hospital closure
March 13, 2025Local leaders, first responders and medical providers offered long-awaited recommendations Wednesday for restoring some health care services and alleviating ongoing transportation and emergency response concerns in the Nashoba Valley, where a
March 13, 2025
CHIA: Mass. healthcare costs escalate to unsustainable levels
March 12, 2025Health care costs in Massachusetts surged at unsustainable levels in 2023, adding more pressure to already-strained household budgets, according to new state data.
March 12, 2025
Report: Mass. patients face barriers in cross-state telehealth access
March 10, 2025While Massachusetts excels in its telehealth offerings, the state’s limits to accessing telehealth from providers outside of the commonwealth creates significant barriers for patients, according to a newly released study.
March 10, 2025
Funding research: While UMass Chan celebrated an historic donation and cemented its position as a leader in ALS research, the school raised red flags about planned federal cuts
Updated: March 10, 2025These private donations may soon become significantly more important as the federal government is weighing funding cuts to health research.
Updated: March 10, 2025
State report: Cannabis potency up, prices down
March 5, 2025The report, which was due to be filed in 2023 but was only presented to CCC members last week, is intended to let lawmakers "see and understand what's happening throughout the industry," Commissioner Nurys Camargo said.
March 5, 2025
Mass. launches online portal to accelerate psychiatric care placement
March 4, 2025State health officials and a software provider have launched an online portal with the aim of alleviating the emergency department boarding crisis for behavioral health patients.
March 4, 2025
Boston Scientific to acquire Israel hypertension tech firm for up to $540M
March 3, 2025Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has entered into a purchase agreement worth up to half a billion dollars to acquire SoniVie, an Israel-headquartered medical device company with a focus on hypertensive disorders.
March 3, 2025
Mustang Bio closes Worcester facility, moves HQ to Waltham after reverse stock split
February 28, 2025The company will rely on academic partners and future contract manufacturing relationships to support its clinical trials.
February 28, 2025
Health Policy Commission: Mass. ER wait times on the rise
February 28, 2025Two years after policymakers enacted mental health care reforms designed to mitigate the problem, the share of patients experiencing long waits in Massachusetts emergency departments remains elevated, according to new state research.
February 28, 2025
Worcester nursing facility sued by U.S. attorney over Medicaid fraud scheme
February 27, 2025A Worcester skilled nursing facility is being sued by the U.S. Attorney’s office for its part in alleged systematic fraudulent billing of Medicare and Medicaid between 2017 and 2023.
February 27, 2025
Healey: GOP budget cuts could leave 2M without health care
February 27, 2025Gov. Maura Healey said the tax breaks that U.S. House Republicans envision in the budget blueprint approved Tuesday night could "devastate" a slew of government programs, and that nearly 2 million Bay Staters are at risk of losing health care
February 27, 2025
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