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Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Kiame Mahaniah as Health and Human Services Secretary  

7/11/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Kate Walsh is stepping down as Secretary, following more than 40 years as a health care leader; Will stay on as an advisor to the Governor

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Offers Child Nutrition Programs This Summer 

6/26/2025 Department of Transitional Assistance

SUN Bucks returns for a second year; Hundreds of Summer Eats sites available for kids across the state

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $18 Million to Behavioral Health Providers to Increase Pipeline of Behavioral Health Professionals Statewide 

6/26/2025 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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Massachusetts Ranks #1 for Health Care Affordability and Access  

6/18/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

New Commonwealth Fund report shows Massachusetts has the best health system performance, remains the national leader in health insurance coverage

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces New Partnership to Advance Health Equity in Ayer  

6/11/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

First partnership in Central Massachusetts; Follows similar initiatives in New Bedford, Chicopee, Brockton, Lawrence, and Lowell

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces New Partnership to Improve Maternal Health and Cardiometabolic Health in Brockton, Lawrence and Lowell 

5/29/2025 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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Governor Healey Unveils Deconstructing Stigma Exhibition for Mental Health Awareness Month with MGB and McLean Hospital  

5/19/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Governor Healey Signs Executive Order, Releases Updated State Plan for Supporting Older Adults in Massachusetts  

5/08/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $25 Million Scholarship Program for Behavioral Health Graduate Students  

4/29/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Scholarship applications now open to strengthen behavioral health workforce

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Trump Administration Terminates $1 Million in Grants to Address Asthma in Western Mass  

4/25/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Sarah Peterson Appointed Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services 

4/04/2025 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards an Additional $76 Million in Student Loan Repayment for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Providers  

3/28/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

MA Repay Program has invested more than $245 million so far to support health care professionals across Massachusetts and address workforce shortages in critical fields

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Condemns President Trump’s Termination of $11 Billion in Public Health Grants  

3/26/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Millions cancelled for behavioral health care, respiratory illness prevention and treatment, state lab, community health centers, public health workers in Massachusetts

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Governor Healey Visits Boston Children’s Hospital, Highlights Harm Caused by Cuts to NIH Funding, Medicaid  

3/17/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Nashoba Valley Health Planning Working Group Submits Report Outlining Regional Health Care Needs, Services, Strategies 

3/12/2025 Executive Office of Health and Human Services