HEALTH • Winter 2017 3
This issue
F E AT U R E S
14
AdCare sale
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
16
Freezing time
More women are choosing egg freezing to prolong fertility but providers
say its not a guarantee. \\ BY SUSAN SHALHOUB
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4 Letter from the editor
5 Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest health
care business news
7 Hospital Profile
8 Pictures of Health
A photographic look at the region's
health care happenings
10- 12 The Lists
Fertility clinics
Health insurers
D E PA RT M E N T S
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20
Worcester's AdCare is
set to sell to a public
company next year.
\\ BY EMILY MICUCCI
1 3 Local Innovation
22 Column:
Consumer advice
23 Column: Benefits
administration
24 The Pulse
Statistical snapshot of the
health care sector
25 Newsworthy
People, providers and practices
26 Profile
Q&A with Dr. Jennifer LaFemina,
surgical oncologist
MassHealth transition
How changes to the state Medicaid program may lead to superior care
\\ BY EMILY MICUCCI
Bleeding money
How healthcare systems deal with their losing ventures: doctors groups.
\\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
