Insurance
Fed Up with Rising Costs, Big US Firms Dig into Health Care
At its Silicon Valley headquarters, network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. is going to unusual lengths to take control of the relentless increase in its U.S. health care costs.
Personnel File
A range of companies are announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.
EBSB Adds Insurance to Product Offerings
East Boston Savings Bank is moving into insurance.
Business Groups Seek Reduction in Avoidable ER visits
Business leaders in Massachusetts say they want to reduce the number of unnecessary visits to hospital emergency rooms.
Moran, Holmes Say Hospital Merger Warrants More Discussion
Two state lawmakers are calling for officials to shine a spotlight on a pending hospital merger that would create the state’s second-largest health care system.
Nurses at Massachusetts Hospital Reach Contract Deal
Unionized nurses at a Western Massachusetts hospital have reached a contract deal with management after about 18 months of contentious negotiations and a pair of one-day strikes.
MassDev Funds UMass Hospital Campus Improvements
MassDevelopment has issued a $109 million tax-exempt bond for UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care system in central Massachusetts.
National Flood Insurance Program Unfairly Maligned
The National Flood Insurance Program has been in the national news recently in a series of unsympathetic reports.
Personnel File
Clinton Savings Bank, Kaplan Construction and Rogers & Gray Insurance are among the organizations announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.
New England Life Flight Receives Lease for New Medical Helicopters
New England Life Flight Inc. received a $29.34 million tax-exempt lease from MassDevelopment.
State Approves Expansion at Baystate Surgery Center
State officials signed off Wednesday on the addition of two ambulatory surgery operating rooms at the Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center in Springfield.
Community Good Works
Giving back through academia is a recurring theme in this week’s roundup.
Health Cost Estimators Catching on, Pioneer Report Says
Private health insurers are “waking up to” benefits of price transparency, but work remains to reach the potential for cost savings from providing consumers with more information, according to a new study from the Pioneer Institute.
RE/MAX Leading Edge to Launch Insurance Agency
Winchester-based RE/MAX Leading Edge will partner with Scotti Insurance Agency to provide insurance services via a new agency, Leading Edge Insurance.
Personnel File
Arbella Insurance, Douglas Elliman Real Estate and Peabody Properties are among the organizations announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.
Walgreens to Pay $5.5M for Overcharging State Workers
Walgreens Co. has agreed to pay $5.5 million after allegedly overcharging for prescription drugs covered by the state workers’ compensation insurance system.
Bill Poised for Fast Track to Avoid Health Insurance Spike for Retired Teachers
House and Senate leaders said Tuesday they will try to quickly pass a bill filed by Gov. Charlie Baker, perhaps as soon as this week, in an effort to avoid steep health insurance premium spikes for nearly 1,000 retired teachers and elderly government retirees.
Personnel File
Align Credit Union Lowell-based Align Credit Union promoted Megan Brady to branch manager of its Danvers location. She will oversee daily operations, business development and member service. Brady joined Align in 2011 as a teller and advanced to the position of member service representative before becoming branch manager. Arbella Insurance The Arbella Insurance...
DeLeo Offers Peak at House Health Care Bill
New reporting requirements for MassHealth and protections against out-of-network billing are among provisions of forthcoming House health care legislation, details Speaker Robert DeLeo sketched out for the first time Friday morning.
Community Good Works
Cornerstone Bank and Dedham Institution for Savings help out with homelessness in this week’s roundup.
