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Chelmsford medical technology company ZOLL announces new CEO
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (312+ words) CHELMSFORD " After 10 years at the helm, ZOLL CEO Jon Rennert will step down from his current role to take on the job of executive chair of ZOLL's Board of Directors, and on April 1 the medical device company will welcome Eric…...
Connector reports health insurance enrollment churn
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (584+ words) The number of Massachusetts residents who dropped insurance accessed through the state Health Connector was roughly balanced out by those who signed up for plans through the state exchange. Nearly 23,000 Bay Staters terminated their coverage so far this open enrollment…...
Health coverage, cost trends serving double whammy
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (813+ words) BOSTON " With hundreds of thousands of Bay Staters expected to lose their health coverage due to federal policy changes, industry leaders and state officials mapped out broad strategies last Wednesday to combat a looming surge in uninsured residents that's unfolding…...
Sticker shock forecast due to expiring health insurance subsidies
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (896+ words) BOSTON " Bay Staters who receive insurance coverage through the Massachusetts Health Connector are learning how much their premiums will rise in 2026 if Congress does not extend subsidies that are at the crux of talks over reopening the federal government. Open…...
Lowell Community Health Center announces second round of layoffs this year
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (705+ words) LOWELL " The Lowell Community Health Center informed 26 employees they were being laid off Monday and Tuesday amid rising costs and a tough economy for community health centers across the state. LCHC said in a statement to The Sun Wednesday morning…...
‘Difficult discussions’ coming on health insurance front
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (643+ words) BOSTON " The state's health insurance marketplace is in the thick of notifying tens of thousands of members who either will or could lose subsidized coverage through the Health Connector due to changes in federal law, and staff are also preparing…...
Editorial: Insurers pushing past affordability with rate-hike bids
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (214+ words) It's a sad state of affairs when the governor and the commonwealth's health-insurance oversight agency can claim victory by keeping the increase in the premiums that businesses and thousands of individuals in this state pay to just two or three…...