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Mental health commissioner defends plan to lay off case managers
April 8, 2025As human service workers called for her removal Monday and held up posters decrying proposed budget cuts, Department of Mental Health Commissioner Brooke Doyle defended plans to lay off case managers in an effort to redirect resources to inpatient
April 8, 2025
Framingham Union Hospital to close a neonatal care unit in 67 days
April 4, 2025Framingham Union Hospital will close one of its neonatal intensive care units for newborns with critical health needs on June 10 as the hospital’s operator, MetroWest Medical Center, cites declining utilization and staff retention difficulties.
April 4, 2025
UMass Memorial eliminates chief DEI position, reorganizes diversity & inclusion efforts
April 3, 2025UMass Memorial’s expanded department will be led by Mario Florez, UMMH’s new vice president of community health and caregiver belonging.
April 3, 2025
Worcester transportation firm and owner indicted for alleged $3M MassHealth scheme and abusing patients
April 2, 2025A Worcester-based non-emergency medical transportation company and its owner have been indicted for alleged patient abuse and participating in a MassHealth fraud scheme.
April 2, 2025
Leominster woman charged for posing as healthcare worker, stealing $28K
March 31, 2025The AGO alleges between August and November, Henaku stole the bank cards of at least 16 elderly victims.
March 31, 2025
Life sciences investment group opens office at Worcester incubator
March 28, 2025Conifer Life Sciences has opened at the Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives.
March 28, 2025
House rejects Gov. Healey's proposed prescription drug tax expected to generate $60M in revenue
March 27, 2025Mariano told top pharmaceutical and biotech leaders at MassBio's "State of Possible" conference that the House would drop the idea that the governor put forward in her $62 billion annual budget bill in January.
March 27, 2025
State care agencies under microscope at Worcester hearing as potential third state-run veterans' home is floated
March 26, 2025At a Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing in Worcester, the secretary described the next budget cycle as being about the "organizational maturation" of the Executive Office of Veterans Services.
March 26, 2025
Movers & Shakers for March 24, 2025
Updated: March 24, 2025Employees are being hired, promoted, and elected to boards throughout Mirick O’Connell, Fletcher Tilton, and MutualOne Bank.
Updated: March 24, 2025
United force: Central Mass. business leaders are standing by their DEI initiatives amid federal funding threats
Updated: March 24, 2025In Central Massachusetts, a group of top business executives are taking a public stance, sticking with DEI while at the risk of losing federal revenue.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Analyst predicts possible paths for Medicaid cuts and how they would impact Mass.
March 21, 2025Boozang said Manatt's estimate is that states would have to increase their own spending by 20% to maintain the current program level spending if deep federal cuts are enacted.
March 21, 2025
Natick life sciences incubator opens third facility to meet growing demand
March 18, 2025ABI-LAB, a Natick-based incubator and accelerator focused on the life science industry, has opened a third facility in the town to meet growing demand.
March 18, 2025
Walgreens closing Marlborough location amid larger consolidation of pharmacies
March 18, 2025Tuesday is the last day of business for a Walgreens location in Marlborough, amid a larger closing of pharmacies by the Illinois-based firm.
March 18, 2025
Business leaders rally against potential tax hikes
March 14, 2025Business groups are ramping up the pressure on Beacon Hill to use state dollars, not employer taxes, to repay the federal government for an unemployment insurance error committed by the Baker administration.
March 14, 2025
Worcester lab indicted as part of alleged $8M MassHealth fraud
March 13, 2025Central Lab Partners and its owner Cynthia Norton of West Boylston were among seven entities indicted on Monday by the Suffolk County Statewide Grand Jury following charges brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
March 13, 2025
Nashoba Valley leaders report persistent emergency response struggles six months after hospital closure
March 13, 2025Local leaders, first responders and medical providers offered long-awaited recommendations Wednesday for restoring some health care services and alleviating ongoing transportation and emergency response concerns in the Nashoba Valley, where a
March 13, 2025
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