1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (99+ words) Worcester Business Journal "A $250 M cost: Insurers say prior authorizations reduce unnecessary care. Hospital leaders say new reforms could ease the administrative burden. Healthcare leaders across Central Massachusetts are looking to Gov. Maura Healey's reforms announced in January for relief…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (38+ words) is breaking ground on a new satellite location in Medway, its newest community-based facility. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D. C. based healthcare watchdog nonprofit. .. Milford Regional Medical Center Get our email newsletter...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (671+ words) Naming federal Medicaid cuts as one of their biggest obstacles, House Democrats unveiled their fiscal 2027 budget Wednesday that would still grow Mass Health spending by hundreds of millions of dollars, while incorporating a more modest cap on dental benefits and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (549+ words) Sen. Liz Miranda recalled a colleague asking her why she was speaking so much about Black women when she was working on a major maternal health reform bill a few years ago. "I was like one, news flash, I'm Black,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (135+ words) Worcester-based autism services provider Behavioral Concepts has opened a new learning center in Littleton. The Littleton Learning Center at 295 Foster St. offers in-person and at-home applied behavior analysis for children with autism ages 2-12 and individuals with Down syndrome up to…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (300+ words) Senior Connection will launch a mobile barber shop designed to help older adults and people with disabilities enroll in state benefits, a model the Worcester-based nonprofit's leader said is the first of its kind. Barber Connect will start seeing clients…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (309+ words) Lifeward, a Marlborough-based medical device company, has expanded its global footprint, partnering with a Singapore-based healthcare group to distribute its exoskeleton throughout Mexico, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. Verita Neuro will be Lifeward's exclusive exoskeleton distributor throughout all three…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (689+ words) Professionals working at UMass Memorial Health, Cornerstone Bank, and Thrive Support & Advocacy are taking steps forward in their careers. Movers & Shakers for June 30, 2025 TIM FOLEY has joined UMass Memorial Health as the Worcester healthcare system's new vice president of government…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (638+ words) Mass Health Director Mike Levine will step down in June to take a top city government post in San Francisco, exiting state government just as the sprawling health insurance program confronts major challenges tied to looming federal funding cuts and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (167+ words) The system treats an overactive bladder through a coin-sized implantable device that stimulates a nerve to help regulate communication between the brain and the bladder." Boston Scientific did not disclose the financial terms of the transaction, spokesperson Nate Gilbraith said…...