Lady Gaga and mom, Cynthia Germanotta, plan to officially launch the Born This Way Foundation on February 29 at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre — the smallest room Gaga’s entertained in a while. She promises some special guests as she personally unveils BTWF... »
A book about middle-class bankruptcy, being published next week, includes a chapter co-authored by US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren. Her contribution, interpreting newly available data, argues that bankruptcy is primarily, and increasingly, a middl... »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this afternoon that 32 organizations across the country will become “pioneer” accountable care organizations. No state has a larger presence on the list than Massachusetts. Partners HealthCare ... »
Massachusetts will have a dominant presence on Monday in DC when federal officials announce the names of hospitals and physicians selected as Pioneer ACOs. The 30 or so networks in this pilot will demonstrate how to become an Accountable Care Organiza... »
Hong Kong has become the first Asian finance center to top an annual survey of global financial development, overtaking the United States and U.K. »
Dr. Don Berwick, former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, spoke yesterday during the annual conference of the Cambridge-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which he led for nearly 20 years, about “death panels,” rationing,... »
You might think that people’s tendency to be friends with others who are like them -- “birds of a feather, flock together” -- limits their exposure to ideas and information. An obese person whose friends also tend to be overweight would seem to be less... »
Imagine you're a Floridian and a Republican – hard as that may seem – and you decide to weigh in on the Republican primary today. Who would you vote for? Belmont's Mitt Romney or one of the other three? Take our poll on the matter. In addition, there i... »
