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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.75 Million to 18 Grassroots Organizations to Address the Opioid Crisis  

8/21/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Awards are part of first-of-its-kind partnership to allow small, community-based organizations and municipalities to apply for statewide opioid settlement funds

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Massachusetts Receives $1M in Federal Funding for Youth Homeless Programming  

8/20/2024 Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Funding supports the efforts to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring for youth and young adults

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Governor Healey Announces Actions to Save Remaining Steward Hospitals  

8/16/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Deals in principle reached to transition ownership of four hospitals, administration will take control of Saint Elizabeth’s and transition to new operator

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On Two-Year Anniversary of Dobbs, Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Protecting Access to Emergency Abortion Care  

6/24/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Supreme Court poised to rule in case that could prevent pregnant women from receiving emergency, life-saving treatment

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Public Education Campaign on the Dangers of Anti-Abortion Centers 

6/10/2024 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Campaign ads warn of disinformation spread by so-called "crisis pregnancy centers” throughout Massachusetts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Massachusetts Summer Child Nutrition Program  

6/04/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Federal program will bring $70 million to Massachusetts, ensuring 600,000 students and their families have access to food during summer months

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $13 Million Investment to Expand BRYT Student Mental Health Program  

5/21/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Funds will support students struggling with their mental health through the establishment of bridge programs in economically challenged and under-resourced communities.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Gathers Health Care Leaders to Discuss Housing’s Impact on Public Health  

5/09/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Officials and subject matter experts discuss how to safeguard public health, recruit and retain health care workforce

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Healey-Driscoll Administration announces steps to protect patients, workers, and access to care as Steward Health Care enters bankruptcy  

5/06/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Steward hospitals and outpatient facilities in Massachusetts are operating as usual; Patient hotline now live at 617-468-2189; Online resources available at mass.gov/StewardResources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Activates Incident Command System to Lead Coordinated Steward Response 

5/03/2024 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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Massachusetts Community Climate Bank Launches First Consumer Loan Product  

4/29/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

The new $20 million Energy Saver Home Loan Program will help homeowners make clean energy improvements that cut energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions

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MassHealth Receives Federal Authority to Expand Eligibility for Individuals and Lower Insurance Costs for Massachusetts Families  

4/19/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Approved 1115 Waiver Amendment will Make Health Care More Accessible, Equitable and Affordable for Hundreds of Thousands of Residents

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Agreement Reached in Class Action Lawsuit to Expand Opportunities for Individuals in Nursing Homes to Return to Community 

4/16/2024 Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Settlement invests in new housing opportunities and community-based programs for older adults and persons with physical disabilities or mental illness