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Healey says Steward bankruptcy, sale are good things; getting them out is the goal

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While it’s not yet clear precisely how the mess surrounding the sudden bankruptcy and pending auction of more than half-a-dozen Bay State hospitals will work out, a sale would actually be a good thing, according to the governor. Gov. Maura Healey says the failure of the Steward Healthcare — the now-bankrupt hospital chain that operates … Read more

Healey administration plays politics over public health concerns in chickenpox outbreak

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The Healey and Wu administrations finally were forced to acknowledge highly infectious chickenpox cases at a migrant shelter in Roxbury this week but deliberately downplayed the outbreak for political reasons and released only limited information. “There is no outbreak concern,” a Boston Public Schools official said – only after the Herald and other media asked … Read more