| AdCare hires nursing director Kara J. Levinson is the new director of nursing for Worcester-based AdCare Hospital. UMass receives $2M ALS donation The UMass Medical School has received its single largest alumni donation in the school's history: a $2 million pledge to advance ALS and neuroscience research. Health insurance rates in flux amid federal uncertainty Insurance officials have prepared two sets of rates for 2018 in light of a possible loss of revenue that would affect federal subsidies for Connector plans. Boston Scientific buying California firm for $300M Marlborough medical device manufacturing giant Boston Scientific has agreed to a deal worth up to $300 million to acquire a privately-held medical device company. | 