Health provider predicts big loss - The Boston Globe

Cambridge Health Alliance, a key part of the Boston area s healthcare network, is facing a potentially catastrophic loss this year and is looking to eliminate up to 300 jobs, or about 9 percent of its workforce, in an effort to stabilize finances.
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The alliance, which includes Cambridge Hospital, Somerville Hospital, and Whidden Hospital in Everett, says it is being hit hard by the state s new healthcare reform law, which has left it responsible for providing free care for those without insurance while reducing the hospitals compensation for such services.