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Health Care

  • State seeks Medicaid waiver renegotiation

    State House News Service February 10, 2016

    With billions of dollars on the line, Gov. Charlie Baker hopes to renegotiate a federal Medicaid waiver with the Obama administration by this summer, he said Tuesday.

    State House News Service February 10, 2016
  • Community health firm expands into Worcester

    Sam Bonacci February 10, 2016

    Civitas Solutions of Boston has acquired Worcester's Renaissance Adult Day Care center in a three-center deal as the firm looks to grow in Central Massachusetts.

    Sam Bonacci February 10, 2016
  • Health New England launches new brand, logo

    Sam Bonacci February 10, 2016

    Health New England has rebranded itself with the new tagline of “where you matter,” complete with a new logo and website.

    Sam Bonacci February 10, 2016
  • Anti-hunger groups pushing for $3M funding increase

    State House News Service February 9, 2016

    Food bank and charity representatives plan to visit the State House Tuesday to seek increased funding for the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program.

    State House News Service February 9, 2016
  • Report gives snapshot of health care cost drivers

    State House News Service February 9, 2016

    The rising cost and use of brand name prescription drugs has emerged over the past two years as the one of the newest drivers of health care spending in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service February 9, 2016
  • Enrollment, impacts of high-deductible health plans explored

    State House News Service February 5, 2016

    Twenty-five percent of Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, up from 4 percent a decade ago, according to a policy paper released on Thursday.

    State House News Service February 5, 2016
  • MassHealth waste targeted by government officials

    State House News Service February 3, 2016

    Outlining their requests for funding in the next fiscal year, the state's attorney general, auditor and inspector general all asked budget writers on Tuesday for support in combating waste, fraud and inefficiencies in the MassHealth system.

    State House News Service February 3, 2016
  • Nurses push for anti-violence legislation

    Sam Bonacci February 3, 2016

    The Massachusetts Nurses Association is pushing for a legislative solution against violence in the workplace, citing a new survey that reports nearly 50 percent of nurses have been assaulted or abused while at work.

    Sam Bonacci February 3, 2016
  • Foreign-born business owners boost Worcester

    Laura Finaldi February 1, 2016

    Worcester's foreign born population is making its mark in the city's business community.

    Laura Finaldi February 1, 2016
  • Mass. strong enough for GE

    John J. Mahoney Special To The Worcester Business Journal February 1, 2016

    The announcement that General Electric will be moving its headquarters to Boston marks a great victory for the state of Massachusetts.

    John J. Mahoney Special To The Worcester Business Journal February 1, 2016
  • Embracing foreign-born Central Mass. residents

    February 1, 2016

    In an election year where fear-mongering and playing off people's biases have seemed to rule the day – we've recently observed a sensible, intelligent approach to one of the nation's hot button issues that is worth noting. David A.

    February 1, 2016
  • Boston Scientific spearheads heart disease analytics

    Sam Bonacci January 29, 2016

    Boston Scientific has partnered with Accenture to create a cloud-based analytics program that allows caregivers to crunch the numbers in an effort to improve treatment for patients with chronic cardiovascular diseases.

    Sam Bonacci January 29, 2016
  • Framingham's HeartWare cancels $929M acquisition

    Sam Bonacci January 29, 2016

    HeartWare International Inc. has announced it is backing out of a $929 million dollar purchase of Israeli company Valtech Cardio to concentrate on its core ventricular assist device business.

    Sam Bonacci January 29, 2016
  • Harrington Healthcare to open Oxford urgent care center

    Sam Bonacci January 28, 2016

    The Harrington Healthcare System will open its second urgent care clinic in Oxford this summer, following the growing demand for the centers that bridge the gap between primary physicians and emergency rooms.

    Sam Bonacci January 28, 2016
  • New leader for largest Mass. healthcare union

    Sam Bonacci January 27, 2016

    Tyrék D. Lee, Sr. has been named the new leader of the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, a union that includes hospital, nursing home, home care, and clinical employees throughout the state.

    Sam Bonacci January 27, 2016
  • CEO tackling mental health in workplace

    Sam Bonacci January 27, 2016

    The CEO of Family Continuity has thrown her weight behind CEOs Against Stigma, a national campaign to encourage more understanding and acceptance of people dealing with mental illness.

    Sam Bonacci January 27, 2016

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Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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Poll Description

When City of Worcester and Worcester Red Sox officials announced in 2018 the plan to construct the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, a key part of the economic development effort was a partnership with Boston developer Madison Properties to redevelop five properties around the ballpark into residences, hotels, and office buildings, with openings scheduled to begin in 2021 when the stadium opened.

All five of those Madison projects are significantly behind schedule and only one has come to fruition -- the high-end 228-apartment complex The Revington -- although the Canal District has seen other non-Madison developments come online, including The Cove and District 120 apartment complexes. All developments in Central Massachusetts have faced headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble obtaining affordable financing, shortage of materials and labor, and downturns in the commercial real estate and life sciences industries.

The slow development of the Madison properties was the main reason cited by City officials for why the City's plan to not use general taxpayer funds to pay for the $160-million Polar Park has failed. Members of the City Council have gone as far as to call for one key Madison property to perhaps be seized by eminent domain to make way for a new developer.