Greater Worcester

During 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 Legislature.

One 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.

While 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.

Nearly 200 high school and college students skipped classes Tuesday to advocate for a slate of climate resiliency and government transparency bills at the State House, starting with a chilly outdoor rally followed by meetings with lawmakers.

The 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.

One key factor behind the increase had been forecast by state officials: the MassHealth eligibility redetermination campaign.

The results of a second investigation into the conduct of suspended Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien are in and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg was preparing to share them with O'Brien -- along with a proposed February date for the meeting that could lead to the chairwoman's firing -- when O'Brien appealed a lower court.

The 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

Rental rates saw a large increase in Worcester in 2023, but not as large of an increase seen in other midsize American metros.

Weighing 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.