The Baker administration is said to be willing to back away from controversial proposal to impose a $2,000-per-employee assessment on companies that don't meet certain health insurance requirements.
Quite simply, the fair share assessment is the wrong solution for taming growth in MassHealth, which now insures almost 2 million residents or 30 percent of the commonwealth's total population.
A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.
Gov. Charlie Baker was alarmed by proposed cuts in President Donald Trump's budget, including an "alarming" reduction in federal research spending that he cast as an immediate concern for Massachusetts.
Administration and Finance Secretary Kristen Lepore said the state is open to revisions on state's plan to impose fines on companies that don't meet health insurance requirements.
Representatives from hospitals, the insurance industry and business groups struck a near unanimous chord Wednesday in urging state officials to adopt a lower target for measuring growth in health care spending.