2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (926+ words) Healthcare entities flagged for not hitting a newly proposed primary care spending target and failing to make improvements could be hit with hefty financial penalties under legislation that emerged in the Senate Thursday. The late-session push to gradually fortify a…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (170+ words) Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (520+ words) Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help address severe staffing shortages but that nurses are still wary could put patients…...