This week's news and issues for the region's health care industry

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Fallon Health earns $2.9M in 2Q

Fallon Health posted $2.9-million in net income in the second quarter ended June 30, while revenue and membership were up over 2016 levels.

Health Connector launches small business website

The Massachusetts Health Connector has launched a website dedicated to health plan shopping for small business owners and employees.

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UMMS panel to call for protection of NIH funding

Congressman James McGovern and others will call on Congress and the White House not to cut National Institutes of Health funding for critical medical research in a panel discussion today.

Ashland biomanfacturer partners with Japanese firm

Ashland bioactive nanotechnology manufacturing company BioSurfaces is partnering with Takeda Pharmaceutical on developing medical devices to treat patients with gastrointestinal diseases.

GWCF awards $342K in mental health grants

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation last week announced that $342,000 has been awarded through its Fairlawn Foundation Fund.

Reliant moving to Bay State Commons in Westborough

Reliant Medical Group is relocating all its Westborough primary and specialty care offices under one roof at the Bay State Commons shopping plaza in town.

Pulse Check: Mass. insurance enrollment trends

Health plans with largest annual membership changes, 2017*

Minuteman 34%
Celticare (23%)
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (11%)
Neighborhood Health Plan (9%)
United 9%





*Figures are as of March 2017
Source: Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis



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People on the Move

Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare named Anna Piascik director of the Wound Care Center at Harrington. A Webster resident, Piascik was previously director of operations for Fresenius Medical Care North America, where she was responsible for the financial, quality and regulatory activities of dialysis facilities in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

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