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News HPC SETS 2025 HEALTH CARE BENCHMARK AT 3.6% TO …

(Just Now) WEBBOSTON — Today, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Board set the Massachusetts Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark for calendar year …

https://www.mass.gov/news/hpc-sets-2025-health-care-benchmark-at-36-to-curb-growth-and-encourage-affordability

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Mass. health leaders concerned about effects of Steward - WBUR

(4 days ago) WEBMay 15, 2024. Deborah Becker. A sign at Holy Family Hospital, a Steward hospital in Haverhill, Mass. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) State health officials on …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/15/massachusetts-health-care-steward-care-concerns

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MassHealth Receives Federal Authority to Expand Eligibility for

(4 days ago) WEBBoston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it received federal approval for MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid and Children’s …

https://www.mass.gov/news/masshealth-receives-federal-authority-to-expand-eligibility-for-individuals-and-lower-insurance-costs-for-massachusetts-families

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Massachusetts regulators warn of out-of-control health …

(8 days ago) WEBMassachusetts regulators warn of out-of-control health care costs. June 08, 2023. Chris Lisinski, State House News Service. The premium payments that employees make for employer-sponsored …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/06/08/massachusetts-health-care-costs-expensive

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Massachusetts’ Steward health system crisis News - Harvard T.H

(4 days ago) WEBMarch 6, 2024 – The potential financial collapse of Steward Health Care, which owns nine hospitals in Massachusetts, is a crisis—but it could also provide an opportunity, …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/unpacking-massachusetts-steward-health-system-crisis/

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A string of for-profit hospitals in Massachusetts might close — a

(2 days ago) WEBA string of Massachusetts hospitals owned by Steward Health Care are deep in debt and in danger of closing. The situation threatens patients in …

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/23/1233582917/a-string-of-for-profit-hospitals-in-massachusetts-might-close-a-danger-for-patie

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Boston Health Care News - Boston Business Journal

(1 days ago) WEBJoin the Boston Business Journal for our 8th annual Business of Pride event…. May 9, 2024, 2:22 pm EDT Health Care.

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/health-care

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Change Healthcare cyberattack costing Mass. hospitals millions

(9 days ago) WEBThe debilitating cyberattack on Change Healthcare last month is costing the Massachusetts health care system about $24 million a day, and care providers are …

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/cyberattack-is-costing-massachusetts-hospitals-24-million-a-day/3305606/

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Mass. health care system at ‘high risk’ amid patient backlog, …

(9 days ago) WEBMajor swaths of the state’s health care system are now considered “high risk,” with the crisis largely fueled by a major backlog of patients waiting to be …

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-health-care-system-high-risk/3269480/

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Health disparities costing Massachusetts nearly $6 billion per year

(8 days ago) WEBJune 15, 2023 – Health inequities experienced by people of color in Massachusetts are costing the state an estimated $5.9 billion each year, according to a new report from the …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/health-disparities-costing-massachusetts-nearly-6-billion-per-year/

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Boston doctors discuss ‘devastating problem' of health inequity

(7 days ago) WEBRacial disparities continue to plague Massachusetts’ health care system, but thankfully, there’s a lot of work underway to change that. “The pandemic is probably …

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-doctors-discuss-devastating-problem-of-health-inequity/3291764/

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News - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

(8 days ago) WEBFebruary 1, 2024 ­– As the Steward Health Care system faces a financial crisis that may lead to hospital closures in Massachusetts, experts are weighing in on the …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/possible-steward-hospital-closures-in-massachusetts-prompt-concern/

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Amid Steward Hospitals' crisis in Massachusetts, Maura Healey …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health has activated its "Emergency Operations Plan" as the Bay State continues to respond to Steward …

https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/05/03/amid-steward-hospitals-crisis-in-massachusetts-maura-healey-admin-launches-emergency-operations-plan/

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Mass. alleges Steward jeopardized patient safety while paying off

(7 days ago) WEBMassachusetts officials are alleging that Steward Health Care — now in bankruptcy — gave massive payouts to investors while leaving hospitals without the …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/10/steward-health-care-debts-court-filings-bankruptcy

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Massachusetts health care system ranked second in the country

(9 days ago) WEBJune 21, 2022 / 6:10 PM EDT / CBS Boston. BOSTON -- The Massachusetts health care system has been ranked second in the country. The Commonwealth Fund looked at 56 …

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-health-care-system-ranked-second-country-commonwealth-fund/

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Mass General News

(2 days ago) WEBContact Mass General Public Affairs. Members of the media can reach the News and Public Affairs staff by direct phone/email, or through the News and Public …

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Optum Health bid on 8 Massachusetts hospitals: What to know …

(5 days ago) WEB0:04. 0:45. BROCKTON — In March, Steward Health Care, the for-profit corporation that owns Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton and Morton Hospital …

https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/05/17/optum-united-health-group-wants-buy-bankrupt-steward-health-care-hospitals-massachusetts/73672651007/

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Health Care News

(7 days ago) WEBHealth New England Joins Western Massachusetts Anchor Collaborative May 10, 2024 May 10, 2024 Picture This; c/o Joseph Bednar, The Healthcare News, …

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Steward Health Care looking to sell 4 hospitals in Massachusetts as

(2 days ago) WEBMassachusetts lawmakers have met with Steward Health Care amid concerns that financial issues could force the closure of some of the hospitals the …

https://www.wcvb.com/article/steward-health-care-looking-to-sell-4-hospitals-in-massachusetts-as-soon-as-possible/46548173

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Steward Health crisis could raise employer insurance costs

(2 days ago) WEBBy Isabel Tehan – Reporter, Boston Business Journal. May 17, 2024. Listen to this article 6 min. Health insurance executives are sounding the alarm that the Steward …

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2024/05/17/steward-causes-rise-commercial-insurance-costs.html

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MA health regulators to meet to discuss Steward Health - NBC …

(3 days ago) WEBState health regulators will be discussing Thursday the Steward Health Care‘s decision to sell-off its physician network in Massachusetts. Steward is trying to …

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/state-health-regulators-to-meet-to-discuss-steward-health/3335239/

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News and Announcements Mass.gov

(8 days ago) WEBMassachusetts public health officials announce performance standards for local public health. 10/11/2023 Department of Public Health. New standards created …

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-public-health/news

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Steward Health Care bankruptcy concerns Worcester County …

(7 days ago) WEBRoughly half of the funds ($13.3 million) were paid to Heywood Healthcare in April 2023. The rest came in monthly $2.2 million installments from October 2023 …

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/05/09/steward-health-care-bankruptcy-concerns-worcester-county-hospitals/73610913007/

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Health care MIT News Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(8 days ago) WEBDesigning solutions to ensure equity in health care. MIT senior Daisy Wang interweaves biological engineering and women’s and gender studies as a way to …

https://news.mit.edu/topic/health-care

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Health care in Massachusetts is in need of reform

(3 days ago) WEBMeanwhile, health care is becoming increasingly unaffordable for the average Massachusetts resident. In a March report, the Center for Health Information and …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/15/opinion/health-reform-bill-massachusetts-steward-ronald-mariano/

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Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - CBS Boston

(7 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care, the struggling hospital group that owns hospitals in Massachusetts, Texas, Florida and other states, announced Monday that it is filing for …

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/steward-health-care-bankruptcy/

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Steward Health Care crisis: Mass. members of Congress send letter …

(7 days ago) WEBAll 11 members of the Massachusetts delegation to D.C. signed onto a letter Thursday to Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owned …

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-congress-members-have-growing-concerns-about-steward-health-crisis/3283119/

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Beacon Hill Roll Call: IT, health care measures sail through House

(2 days ago) WEBHEALTH CARE CHANGES (H 4643) – House 152-1, approved and sent to the Senate a 102-page bill that supporters said aims to “restore stability to the health …

https://www.lowellsun.com/2024/05/20/beacon-hill-roll-call-it-health-care-measures-sail-through-house/

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