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Test of rapid organ donations raises controversy By Rob Stein, Washington Post  |  March 21, 2010 WASHINGTON — In the hope of expanding a controversial form of organ donation into… Read more »

Nearly One Million Incidents Among Medicare Patients in Years 2006-2008 Top-Performing Hospitals Identified in Study; 39 States Have at Least One Top Performer GOLDEN, Colo. (March 31, 2010) – Nearly… Read more »

De la Torre’s rise fueled by energy, talent, ‘edge’ By Robert Weisman, Liz Kowalczyk, and Casey Ross, Globe Staff  |  March 28, 2010 Wall Street power broker Robert Nardelli remembers… Read more »

By Michael J. Widmer  |  March 17, 2010 WHETHER REAL or manufactured, Beacon Hill is struggling with the 2010 version of the health care crisis. The focus this time is… Read more »

Quick action vital, Senate leader says; Costs in Mass. rose 15% in two years By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff  |  March 17, 2010 Massachusetts Senate leaders indicated yesterday that they… Read more »

By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff  |  March 16, 2010 The chief executive of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state’s largest private health insurer, abruptly resigned yesterday, just… Read more »

Harvard Pilgrim lists hospital, doctor fees; State to open hearing on health care costs By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff  |  March 16, 2010 Newly released documents from a major insurer… Read more »

Unanimous Vote Comes as More Than 250 Nurses Flooded the State House Pushing for Passage of Legislation to Curtail Increasing Incidents of Workplace Violence Against Health Care Workers

MNA members from Region 4 were very busy in March, meeting with their legislators to help put an end to workplace violence. On March 15th, a group of Region 4… Read more »