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🔒After impasse, UMass Memorial reaches three-year contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield

UMass Memorial Health patients are breathing a sigh of relief as the Worcester-based system has secured a new contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, avoiding the possibility that […]

🔒State auditor assails UMass Memorial Health over use of $6.2M in COVID funding

The Massachusetts state auditor is calling into question UMass Memorial Health’s use of $6.2 million it received in COVID relief grants.

🔒Hospital for Behavioral Medicine names fourth CEO in six years

Six months after she assumed the role of interim CEO of the Hospital for Behavioral Medicine, Rachel Corus has dropped her interim tag, making her the Worcester hospital’s fourth permanent CEO in six years.

Healey: Mass. SNAP recipients still receiving full benefits

All Massachusetts residents eligible so far this month for federal government food assistance have received their full...
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🔒UMass Chan residents ratify new contract, await university approval

Resident physicians have voted to ratify a new contract with UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, including a nearly 10% raise and thousands of dollars in mental health and education benefits.

🔒MHA: Hospital job vacancy rates dropped by 28%

Over the past five years, Massachusetts hospitals and health systems have added approximately 10,000 new jobs to...

Voting open for WBJ’s 2026 Best of Business awards

The BOB awards recognize the best business-to-business companies in Central Massachusetts: those dedicated to excellence and delivering exceptional products.

House to tackle elder home care reform on Wednesday

The House plans to consider an elder home care reform bill during its formal session Wednesday, Speaker Ron Mariano said Monday.
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🔒When a hospital closes: Central Mass. ER visits rose after Nashoba Valley shuttered, as hospital finances are increasingly strained

The volume in Central Massachusetts ERs is still expected to grow, exacerbated by a primary care shortage and incoming $1 trillion in cuts nationally to Medicaid.

🔒Following lawmaker’s push, UMass Chan reaches tentative agreement to boost union physician pay

A month after seven Worcester representatives signed a letter urging UMass Chan Medical School to increase physician wages, the Worcester university has reached a tentative contract agreement with the physician union representing 700 UMass providers.
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