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Threat of contempt charges looms as federal lawmakers seek accountability from Steward CEO
Most of Steward’s hospitals in Massachusetts will be sold under recent approval from a federal bankruptcy judge. But officials are frustrated that Ralph de la Torre will apparently not comply with a Senate subpoena. -
Five Steward hospital sales approved by federal bankruptcy judge
Massachusetts will give the hospitals another $42 million to prop up their operations before new owners take over. -
Ralliers plead for state leaders to save Dorchester, Ayer hospitals
"The fight's not over," said Boston City Councilor John FitzGerald. -
State plans to temporarily take over St. Elizabeth's as most Steward hospitals go to new owners
Two facilities are still poised to close: Dorchester’s Carney Hospital and Ayer’s Nashoba Valley Medical Center. -
Boston City Council proposes taking over Carney Hospital by eminent domain
The Steward-owned hospital in Dorchester is set to close at the end of August. -
US senators subpoena Steward CEO to testify about hospitals' bankruptcy
Sen. Ed Markey sees a planned September hearing as a "day of reckoning" for Steward's Dr. Ralph de la Torre. -
Some asthma, diabetes and heart medications would be free under proposal from Mass. lawmakers
The Massachusetts House will debate a bill this week that would also impose new oversight on pharmaceutical benefit managers, third parties that set medications’ costs. -
$30 too much a month keeps a cancer patient in Georgia from cheaper care
Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap. -
How the Ascension cyberattack is disrupting care at hospitals
With IT systems down, staff at Ascension have to use manual processes they left behind some 20 years ago. It's the latest in a string of attacks on health care systems that house private patient data. -
Black women in Massachusetts invited to take part in groundbreaking cancer study
Providers and survivors say this is a step toward equity and turning around the high mortality rate for Black women with breast cancer