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Mass. receives $8M following settlement with pharmaceutical companies
February 2, 2024Massachusetts will receive $8 million to address the opioid crisis as part of a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health.
February 2, 2024
Saint Vincent parent company sells four California hospitals
February 1, 2024Tenet Healthcare Corp., the Texas-based, for-profit healthcare services company that owns Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell four hospitals that the company operates in Southern California.
February 1, 2024
U.S. head of German drug manufacturer sees further growth in Milford
February 1, 2024Though the name of the client and the cancer treatment it produces is confidential, Rentschler Biopharma's Tom Roberts says this is just the first in a new wave of business in Milford for the 150-year-old company.
February 1, 2024
Top Mass. lawmaker says state's hospitals are struggling
January 31, 2024During a policy breakfast at a Boston hotel, Health Care Financing Committee Co-chair Rep. John Lawn told biopharmaceutical and health care industry leaders that ensuring constituents have access to care is the "number-one priority" for the
January 31, 2024
Heywood co-CEO named to Mass. Health & Hospital Association board
January 31, 2024One of the two co-CEOs of Heywood Healthcare has been voted onto the board of an association representing 70 hospitals and healthcare facilities across the state.
January 31, 2024
Advocates call for legislative changes following Healey's cuts to elder care budget
January 31, 2024While the demand for services is there, the lack of utilization is a workforce issue, said Jehlen, who co-chairs the Legislature's committees on both elder affairs and labor.
January 31, 2024
Union: Saint Vincent nurses have filed 600+ complaints over dangerous conditions, as staffing levels dropped 38%
January 30, 2024The end of the 10-month strike involving nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester in January 2022 didn’t bring an end to disagreements over working conditions at the hospital, new complaints show.
January 30, 2024
Massachusetts Health Connector sees largest number of enrollees in a decade
January 30, 2024One key factor behind the increase had been forecast by state officials: the MassHealth eligibility redetermination campaign.
January 30, 2024
Milford Regional joins industrywide healthcare effort to improve worker safety
January 30, 2024The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association filed legislation to address the problem of workplace violence, while the Massachusetts Nurses Association proposed a law with more teeth
January 30, 2024
South Boston lawmaker says hospitals will not be allowed to fail
January 29, 2024Weighing potential impacts on hospitals in their districts, senators have been privately discussing financial challenges roiling the Steward Health Care system, according to one South Boston lawmaker.
January 29, 2024
Healey calls for overhaul of state’s veteran services
January 24, 2024The legislation (H 4172), which Healey dubbed the HERO Act, calls for 17 different spending and policy changes with a combined goal of expanding benefits, modernizing services, and ensuring that veterans of all backgrounds are included and
January 24, 2024
State lawmakers weigh which health equity policies to advance this session
January 24, 2024Sen. Cindy Friedman, Senate co-chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, acknowledged that lawmakers always need to pick their battles when asked about the Legislature's ability to tackle health care disparities alongside other crises,
January 24, 2024
Health Foundation grants $1M to four nonprofits, prioritizing children’s health
January 23, 2024The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts awarded four grants totaling $1 million to area nonprofits in order to improve child mental health, access for children to affordable health care, food delivery for people in need, and child care
January 23, 2024
Fallon names executive from Boston LGBTQ+ healthcare firm to be next CEO
January 22, 2024Following the planned retirement of President and CEO Richard Burke, Worcester insurer Fallon Health on Monday named Manny Lopes as its next leader.
January 22, 2024
Former Insulet CEO to retire from company board of directors
January 22, 2024Acton medical device manufacturer Insulet has made a number of changes to its board, including the retirement of its former leader.
January 22, 2024
Animal nonprofits in Central Mass. are seeing record demand while donations remain stagnant
Updated: January 22, 2024In a post-COVID world, the demand for these services is higher than ever, yet animal nonprofits are reporting financial crises as flattening donations are failing to cover expenses.
Updated: January 22, 2024
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