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Approximately 42 million Medicare beneficiaries will be offered coverage for prescription costs through the new Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and

With cold and flu season upon us, some interesting challenges for employers and employees alike arise. ‘Presenteeism,’ a newly coined

  Institution Total Enrollment Health Care Degrees / Programs Offered American International College 1000 State Street, Springfield, MA 01109 (413)

There is a new employee health benefit coming to a town near you, called the Health Savings Account (HSA). Virtually

The spirit of Broadway and laughter was in the air during Jewish Geriatric Services’ (JGS) 94th Annual Donor Event, which

EAST LONGMEADOW – Long-Term Care Insurance Sales Strategies magazine has awarded Jeff Reilly, LUTCF, of East Longmeadow the 2005 National

Gov. Romney recently announced to the state what most people already knew, or at least suspected: that he won’t be

Massachusetts stands at a crucial point in the push for health care reform. Gov. Romney and the state Legislature are

NORTHAMPTON — Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Associates of Springfield announced that John P. Gavin, MD, will practice in its new

WORCESTER — William C. Jones, executive vice president of Berkshire Healthcare Systems in Pittsfield, has been elected chairman of the

NORTHAMPTON — The Bay State’s oldest continuously published newspaper and one of the oldest in the country, the Daily Hampshire

SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Medical Center is the only hospital in Western Mass. certified to offer all pregnant women a First

SPRINGFIELD — Morrison Mahoney LLP announced that Attorneys John G. Bagley and Dennis R. Anti have been voted Massachusetts Super

NORTHAMPTON — In late October, Cooley Dickinson Hospital-affiliated neurologist George Howard, MD in collaboration with Cooley’s Cardiology Department employees formed

BURLINGTON, Mass. — On Jan. 11, the Mass. Hospital Assoc. will present a conference titled New JCAHO Processes and Methods:

Baystate Medical Center’s annual holiday luncheon was held on Friday, Dec. 16. Organized by the Work Life Strategies Department, the

A new law requiring all hospitals to provide emergency contraception (EC) to all female rape victims has gone into effect

Although Congress has often discussed the elimination of an estate tax, it has yet to do so. When George W.

A new fiscal year is upon us and doctors are facing some serious financial challenges of managing medical and dental

The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter held its annual elections on Wednesday Oct. 26, at Springfield Country Club in

SPRINGFIELD— On Dec. 4, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., representatives from Keystone Senior, LLC, local dignitaries, and members of

Concentric circles. That’s the picture that comes to mind for Bay Path College President Carol Leary as she talks about

On Beacon Hill, legislators are debating ways to increase the number of people with health insurance coverage. The outcome of

NORTHAMPTON – Employees and physicians of Cooley Dickinson Hospital, donors to its Caring for the Future campaign, and nearly 100