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Healthcare chief forecasts choppy summer for MassHealth members
June 12, 2023Residents are in for a "very choppy summer" as the state's massive redetermination effort to gauge eligibility for 2.4 million MassHealth members unfolds, Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh said Thursday.
June 12, 2023
Movers & Shakers for June 12, 2023
Updated: June 12, 2023People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Fidelity Bank, and Clark University.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Artificial intelligence: The new era of electronic health records
Updated: June 12, 2023Artificial intelligence offers ways to improve the burdensome electronic health records process, but a leading Westborough company urges caution amid innovation.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Cannabis comes of age: Five years in, regulators face a new set of issues
Updated: June 12, 2023When the first recreational cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts opened in November 2018, their parking lots assumed a festive air as people lined up, sometimes for hours, to get the newly legal product. Nearly five years later, legal cannabis has
Updated: June 12, 2023
Akoya Biosciences terminates two C-suite executives, as it seeks $44M in funding
June 9, 2023Marlborough firm Akoya Biosciences has eliminated two C-suite positions as part of an initiative to cut its expenses, as it aims to raise $43.5 million in additional funding.
June 9, 2023
Report: Massachusetts seeing billions in excessive health care spending
June 8, 2023Massachusetts regulators delivered one of their most forceful warnings yet that health care prices are spiraling out of control, ramping up the pressure on lawmakers who have been unable to wrangle the trend and fulfill a consensus vision of cost
June 8, 2023
Mental health spending has doubled at BCBS
June 7, 2023Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts saw its annual spending on mental health care services for members reach $1.3 billion in 2022, according to newly released data from BCBS. In 2019, annual spending for the same services was $610 million.
June 7, 2023
Abby’s House names new executive director
June 7, 2023Julie Orozco has been named executive director at the Abby Kelley Foster House. She is the first person of color to lead the organization.
June 7, 2023
Heywood Healthcare replaces CEO with two executives
June 7, 2023Heywood Healthcare in Gardner is replacing the CEO who has led the hospital system for 12 years, citing the changing healthcare landscape and the need to continue meeting its community's goals.
June 7, 2023
MassHealth rolls grew during first redetermination month
June 5, 2023More than 12,000 people left MassHealth coverage in April, and top state officials expect those numbers to grow significantly in the coming months as the process of redetermining eligibility for about 2.4 million Bay Staters ramps up.
June 5, 2023
Saint John’s High School trustee pledges $1M to support school’s wellness initiative
June 2, 2023Saint John’s High School trustee and alumnus Dennis Crowley has committed $1 million to support the school’s Curriculum of Care in Support of Community Wellness priority of the private Shrewsbury boys-only high school’s strategic plan.
June 2, 2023
Milford Regional opening new multi-specialty facility in Medway
June 2, 2023Milford Regional Medical Center is breaking ground on a new satellite location in Medway, its newest community-based facility.
June 2, 2023
Saint Vincent names second new COO since 2021
May 31, 2023Darrin Cook has been named as chief operating officer of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, as well as the Massachusetts market for parent company Tenet Healthcare, which includes MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.
May 31, 2023
UMass Chan expanding abortion care curriculum, as applications rise
May 31, 2023UMass Chan Medical School is expanding its abortion care and OB-GYN curriculum, as well as community partnerships and programs to educate students across the full spectrum of reproductive care.
May 31, 2023
As workforce dwindles, wait time for substance abuse treatment grows
May 31, 2023The average wait time for admission to a residential rehabilitation center for substance-abuse disorders is 34 days across Massachusetts, according to a new report from the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.
May 31, 2023
MassBioEd: More workers needed for 42K new life sciences jobs coming by 2032
May 31, 2023Attracting and diversifying a robust talent pool is a primary concern in keeping up with the growth of the life science industry in Massachusetts, according to the 2023 Massachusetts Life Sciences Employment Outlook report.
May 31, 2023
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