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Mass. health secretary Kate Walsh steps down. New leader will focus on primary care and ‘most vulnerable.’
Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, undersecretary of health in the office since April 2023, will take over as Secretary of Health and Human ...
Mass. Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh stepping down
After a more than two-year tenure in which she charted the state’s path through the tumultuous Steward Health Care collapse, ...
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Leadership change for state's health and human services amid major federal challenges
Massachusetts Health and Human Service Secretary Kate Walsh is retiring after two and a half years in the role. Gov. Maura Healey has appointed Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, the current undersecretary for ...
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Mass. HHS chief Walsh stepping down, Mahaniah named successor
Mass. Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh speaks at a naloxone training event on July 8, 2025.
Mass. HHS chief stepping down
Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh will step down, the Healey administration announced Friday. Gov. Maura Healey ...
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HHS chief Walsh stepping down, Mahaniah named successor New secretary has built experience in the North Shore health care sector
After a more than two-year tenure in which she charted the state's path through the tumultuous Steward Health Care collapse, Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh will step down ...