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Sharp demand increases outpacing capacity leaving Massachusetts hospitals and emergency rooms packed
Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 24, 2024…..A financial crisis at Steward Health Care has rendered the for-profit system as…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey knocks transpo chief’s “poor choice of words” after “basically going after everybody who has money” comment
Chris Lisinski APRIL 23, 2024…..Gov. Maura Healey thinks her top transportation deputy used a “very poor choice of words” during…
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Rallies planned at Steward hospitals in Taunton, Brockton, Methuen, Haverhill, Fall River, Dorchester, Brighton
Michael P. Norton Fearing hospital closures and service reductions, a coalition plans standouts over the next week at Steward Health…
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Massachusetts delegation flags new concerns over Steward-Optum deal; some suggest the State take them over
Colin A. Young Nearly every member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation signed onto a letter sent Friday to the heads…
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“Work Is freedom”: How migrants start anew in Massachusetts and why they pick the Bay State
ROXBURY, MASS., APRIL 18, 2024…..About two months after immigrating to Massachusetts, Junior Alexandre is hopeful he will be able to…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey steps up promotion of Biden during White House event
Colin A. Young APRIL 17, 2024…..Gov. Maura Healey was one of three governors tapped to speak Wednesday on the Biden…
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Markey and Warren severely criticize Steward Health Care’s top executive at Boston Hearing, announce two new proposals
Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 3, 2024…..U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren excoriated Steward Health Care’s top executive…
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Speaker Mariano Warns of Bleak 2026 Massachusetts State Budget
By Alison Kuznitz House Speaker Ron Mariano on Thursday painted a bleak picture of the fiscal 2026 budget cycle amid…
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Massachusetts Parole Board nominee ready to “tackle racial bias in the criminal justice system”
Sam Doran STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 27, 2024…..Gov. Maura Healey’s latest Parole Board nominee told the Governor’s Council on Wednesday…
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Massachusetts health care officials notified of proposed sale of Stewardship Health Inc. and the contracting Steward Health Care Network
Michael P. Norton BOSTON – In a disclosure that hinted further transactions, state health care officials received notifications Tuesday in…
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