Greater Worcester

Hospitals have been feeling the heat from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services since 2012, when the federal insurer — the largest single payer in the country — began penalizing hospitals with excessive readmission rates for Medicare patients.

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie, which has operations in Worcester, is extending by another week its offer for all outstanding shares of Pharmacyclics to Friday afternoon.

Spectrum Health Systems of Worcester has been awarded a contract by the Virginia Department of Corrections to provide therapeutic community programming at three state facilities, the private, nonprofit substance abuse treatment and mental health service organization announced.

Compliance with new provisions of the Affordable Care Act were cited as factors in the first-quarter losses reported by four major Massachusetts health insurers Friday.

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UMass Memorial Medical Center is seeking a minority stake in Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts LLC, according to documents filed by both organizations with the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.

Anna Maria College has chosen Mary Lou Retelle — who has served as interim president since July 2014 — as its 11th president.

Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems announced the opening of a peer recovery center in downtown Lawrence to serve people trying to overcome addictions, the third such center the addiction treatment services provider operates in the Bay State. The Lawrence Peer Recovery Center, also known as New Beginnings, uses the same peer-support model employed at centers in Worcester and Marlborough, the company said. It's expected to serve 100 residents of Lawrence, Haverhill, North Andover and other nearby communities, offering peer-driven support groups, recreational activities, social events and volunteer opportunities to those who have completed more intensive addiction treatment programs.