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UMass resident physicians urge Worcester City Council to support reinstating residency health benefits
Summary
Several dozen resident physicians and supporters urged the council to back a resolution asking UMass Chan to reinstate funding for house‑staff health benefits and negotiate in good faith; the council passed the resolution.
Resident physicians and supporters told the Worcester City Council on Sept. 9 that management at UMass Memorial had cut a health reimbursement program used by house staff, and asked for the city’s public support for restoring those benefits while contract negotiations continue.
Multiple UMass house staff and union delegates described long hours, high student debt and abrupt removal of mental‑health and health‑reimbursement programs during ongoing collective…
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