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Here's a look at the latest developments in the Steward Health Care crisis
Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh issued a broad warning Tuesday about hasty legislative solutions to address the role of private equity in health care, as Massachusetts officials and hospital leaders continue to brace for potentially major care disruptions amid Steward Health Care’s financial challenges. Walsh did not invoke any specific proposal when asked about the role of...
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State health regulators to meet to discuss Steward Health
State health regulators will be discussing Thursday the Steward Health Care‘s decision to sell-off its physician network in Massachusetts. Steward is trying to sell the network to OptumCare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. This proposal drew sharp criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and House Speaker Ron Mariano. The Health Policy Commission meeting Thursday will also include a vote on...
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Mass. lawmakers say planned sale of Steward's physician network demands scrutiny
Elected officials are voicing skepticism about a planned deal to sell Steward Health Care’s physician network to for-profit insurer Optum, questioning whether it might do more harm than good as Massachusetts grapples with fallout from Steward’s financial upheaval. A day after regulators announced they would review a potential sale of Stewardship Health to Optum Care, House Speaker Ron Mariano...
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Steward's physician group purchased by Optum, Sen. Markey says
In a disclosure that hinted that further transactions, state health care officials received notifications Tuesday in connection with the proposed sale of Stewardship Health Inc. and the contracting Steward Health Care Network to OptumCare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. The office of Sen. Ed Markey issued a press release that “Minnesota-based Optum Financial has purchased the physician group of Steward…
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Mass. lawmakers exploring Steward Health Care crisis
Massachusetts lawmakers are holding a hearing Monday to discuss private equity ownership in healthcare. This comes as Steward Health Care, which owns nine hospitals in Massachusetts is in the middle of a financial crisis. The company is now considering pulling out of the state. If this happens, health care will be far less accessible for hundreds of thousands of people….
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Campbell: ‘Everything is on the table' on Steward Health Care
“They need to be more transparent, ” Campbell told Cory Smith and Sue O’Connell about Steward.
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@Issue: Mass. AG says “Everything is on the table” on Steward
“They need to be more transparent, ” Campbell told Cory Smith and Sue O’Connell about Steward.
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Steward Health Care's Fall River hospital has an interested buyer
Steward Health Care’s Fall River hospital has interested buyer
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Mass. lawmakers have busy weeks of negotiations ahead
A busy spring is beginning to take shape on Beacon Hill. Massachusetts lawmakers met Monday to outline their priorities before the calendar shifts to March. Questions quickly centered on budget talks, specifically a $700 million surplus fund to shore up the state’s migrant shelter system. “We wanted to see the numbers that came out today, see what this looks like….
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Mass. lawmakers prepare for busy months
Legislators in Massachusetts have a laundry list of priorities to address.
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Healey calls Steward Health Care ‘a house of cards and a charade'
Steward Health Care, which teeters on a financial crisis that could put multiple Massachusetts hospitals in jeopardy, is a “house of cards and a charade,” Gov. Maura Healey said on Monday, continuing to lash out at the for-profit health care system that is one of the state’s largest employers. A handful of executives that run the hospital system put...
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Governor wants Steward Health Care to leave Massachusetts
It’s unclear what the next steps are for the troubled Steward Health Care.
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Governor Healey wants Steward Health Care to leave Massachusetts
The office of Gov. Maura Healey said Friday that the embattled Steward Health Care system has to get out of Massachusetts. “The financial information that Steward provided this week continues to be incomplete and insufficient. What Steward must do from this point forward is clear – complete an orderly transition out of Massachusetts”, said the governor’s office in a statement…
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Governor Healey wants Steward Health Care to leave Massachusetts
Elected officials have been pressuring Steward, the owner of nine health care facilities across the state, including Carney Hospital in Dorchester, to turn over its financial records.
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Healey's office says Steward Health Care ‘must' leave Massachusetts
The office of Gov. Maura Healey said Friday that the embattled Steward Health Care system has to get out of Massachusetts. The announcement came after the state’s deadline for Steward to turn its financial records to the state. “The financial information that Steward provided this week continues to be incomplete and insufficient,” Healey spokesperson Karissa Hand said in a...
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Deadline for Steward Health Care to submit financial records
Friday is the deadline for Steward Health Care to turnover its financial records to the state of Massachusetts.
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Steward-owned hospital workers share worries about its future
The future of nine Massachusetts hospitals remains up in the air as Steward Health Care waits to respond to the latest request from Gov. Maura Healey. Meanwhile, at St. Elizabeth’s in Boston, workers say patients have stopped coming because they either assume it’s closed or worried about the quality of care they’d receive....
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Boston City Council to discuss Steward Health Care financial crisis
The Boston City Council is set to join lawmakers Thursday to demand something be done about Steward Health Care. The system is in the middle of a financial crisis and closures could leave some people without access to a local hospital.
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Boston City Council discusses Steward Health Care financial crisis
Steward Health Care is now in the crosshairs of the Boston City Council. The embattled health care system was the subject of a virtual meeting of Boston City Council Thursday, after being given an ultimatum from Gov. Maura Healey. Steward — which owns nine health care facilities in the state, including Carney Hospital in Dorchester — is being pressured by…
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Steward's financial woes are impacting patient care, workers say
The clock is ticking for Steward Health Care now that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is giving the financially troubled company an ultimatum. She wants the CEO to produce financial records by Friday or get out of the hospital business in the state. Steward Health Care owns nine hospitals in Massachusetts. Congressman Stephen Lynch toured two of them on Wednesday and…