AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 minutes agoHospital Capacity: State regulators approved Beth Israel Lahey Health’s nearly $80 million Lahey Clinic expansion in Burlington, adding 36 inpatient beds, eight observation beds and a cardiac procedure room, plus a new CT scanner in Peabody. The project aims to ease crowding as occupancy has exceeded licensed capacity. Nursing Home Oversight: Massachusetts is tightening nursing home oversight and moving to revoke licenses at a dozen RegalCare facilities following a Boston Globe investigation. New rules also give the state greater access to owners’ finances and records. Addiction Care: A Boston Indicators report warns new federal Medicaid work rules could put MassHealth coverage at risk for 33,647 residents with opioid use disorder, potentially undermining the state’s recent decline in overdose deaths. Student Well-Being: The state awarded $1.75 million to schools to teach students about healthy social media use.**
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