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| 波士頓北一女校友會會長江佩蓉(前右三)，尼雅舞老師校友陳秀惠(右二)與校友們舞動健身。(北一女校友會趙小怡提供) |
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| 尼雅舞老師陳秀惠。(周菊子攝) |
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| 波士頓北一女校友會江佩蓉(左)。(周菊子攝) |
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| 陳秀惠老師展示一本醫生寫的書"終身瘦用"都提到了尼雅舞的好處。 (周菊子攝) |
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| 北一女校友們聽完講座，一起動。(周菊子攝) |
星期一, 4月 02, 2018
波士頓北一女校友尼雅舞講座 帶校友動起來(圖片)
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星期六, 3月 31, 2018
中關村進波士頓設創新中心 北京市招國際人才
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| 北京市市委常委魏小東。(周菊子攝) |
(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導) 中國大陸在波士頓設立據點的企業、機構，3月30日又正式添加一個，北京中關村波士頓創新中心。
北京市市委常委暨組織部部長兼市人才工作領導小組組長魏小東，北京市人才工作領導小組辦公室主任李世新，海定區常委周志軍等人，3月30日率團來到麻州劍橋市君悅酒店(Hyatt Regincy)舉辦”北京市北美科技創新峰會”，並在會議舉辦前，為中關村發展集團在麻州大道1000號投資建設中關村波士頓創新中心項目，舉行了奠基啟動儀式。
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30日下午舉行的峰會，除了介紹北京市近年的經濟社會發展，重點說明海淀，懷柔科學城，及科技創新中心建設情況，還發佈了北京市海外創新合作項目，首都國際人才社區項目，與美國哈佛醫學院放射學教授，也是麻省總醫院Athinoula
A. Martinos生醫影像中心主任，功能神經影像國際知名專家的Bruce Rosen，以及麻省理工學院能源教授邵陽這兩位專家，簽署合作協議。
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| 麻州企業發展署助理署長范文南。(周菊子攝) |
麻州企業發展署助理署長范文南(Nam Pham)，中國駐紐約總領事館科技參贊邢繼俊都應邀致詞。
范文南侃談麻州優點，闡述麻州所以成為創新之州的種種原因，提到InTeaHouse之類機構的參與麻州創新行列。
邢繼俊指出，今年是中國改革開放的40週年，中國正在加強建設現代化經濟體系，要達成2020年時成為世界上的創新國家之一的目標，並期望到2030年時，能在創新國家行列中擠進前五名，然後到2050年時，成為社會主義科技強國。
魏小東指中關村已成為中國創新主戰場，現在更將面向全球引進高薪人才，要針對三城一區，發展成為北京的創新走廊。北京市從2016年3月起為徵才開放的永久居民資格，已有1200多人申辦。2017年5月起還對外籍人士也開放了這一申請。他說”北京歡迎你”，請有理想的人才都過去。
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| 中領館紐約科技參贊邢繼俊。(周菊子攝) |
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| 李世新。(周菊子攝) |
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| 周志軍。(周菊子攝) |
波士頓經文處惜別會播"麻州"歌 祝福賴銘琪榮調
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| 駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處為處長賴銘琪即將榮調返台舉辦惜別餐會。 |
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| 經文處同仁請賴銘琪處長致詞。 |
陳銘俊為餐會開場時表示，外交官的人生充滿相逢，離別，該館同仁特地以這場餐會，期許賴處長返台之後，會常常懷念麻州，懷念以前的同事。
陳銘俊形容賴銘琪是一個不論去到哪兒，都會讓人非常懷念的人。他很少看到像賴處長這樣，EQ這麼高，又胸襟大，對人寬容，總是竭力指導同仁的長官，而且完全的表裏一致，講話最實在。
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| 副處長陳銘俊(右)代表全館同仁送上祝福卡，給處長賴銘琪， 雲雯蓁夫婦。(周菊子攝) |
陳銘俊也透露，他和賴處長很有淵源，當年他會進外交部，也是大學畢業後在朋友鼓勵，介紹下，得到賴處長指點，竟然只準備了三個月就以第一名成績考進外交部，現在又有幸來到波士頓，跟隨左右。
賴銘琪笑著表示，從去年九月開始，他就已經昭告天下，如今半年過去，才終於要離任，大家等這天，一定等了很久。
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| 波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右)代表該中心全體同仁送出紅襪隊 紀念球，給經文處長賴銘琪，雲雯蓁夫婦。(周菊子攝) |
賴銘琪還在餐會中一一點名該處同仁，詼諧描述相處經驗，提及林美呈開車趕路的英勇，洪麗玲抵任後，只帶一個訪問團，就把別人帶團五年的各種改行程，掉行李等狀況，全都經歷一遍等等，讓惜別餐會笑聲不斷。
經文處同仁對賴處長很貼心，不但有經文處副處長陳銘俊代表該館全體同仁送出一張卡片，祝福賴處長榮調返台大展鴻圖。副組長林美呈也特地準備”麻州”這首歌，在餐會中播放，期許賴處長懷念麻州，記得以前的同事。波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉則代表該中心，送出一顆紅襪隊紀念球。他說，希望賴處長記得曾經在芬威球場的例行賽中主持過開球儀式，去年首創了波士頓「臺灣盃」壘球賽。
賴銘琪預定4月5日搭機返台，接任外交部非政府組織國際事務會執行長。波士頓經文處新處長徐佑典也預定4月5日傍晚才抵達。那天之前，他還將出席兩場波士頓僑社春宴，以及4月2日的僑社歡送宴。
Treatment and Recovery Community Members Join Governor Baker’s Call to Bolster Public Health Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Treatment and Recovery Community Members Join Governor Baker’s Call to Bolster Public Health Response to the Opioid Epidemic
An additional $333,000 in available federal funding announced to support individuals with substance use disorder
BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker today joined members from the addiction treatment and recovery community at the Gavin Foundation’s Devine Recovery Center to call on the Legislature to take up the administration’s second significant package to fight the opioid and heroin epidemic, known as the CARE Act. The Governor also announced $333,000 in newly available federal funding to support programs that help individuals with substance use disorder who are involved in the criminal justice system, and increase the number of people trained to use the life-saving overdose reversal drug, naloxone.
“Our Administration is committed to aggressively combatting the opioid epidemic and proposed these reforms to take even stronger, more targeted approaches to expand treatment and intervene earlier in substance use disorder situations,” said Governor Baker. “With the help of programs like Access to Recovery, we have been able to make significant progress combatting the epidemic but understand significant work remains, particularly as fentanyl plays a larger role in overdose deaths. We urge the Legislature to pass the CARE Act so we can continue to effectively address one of the greatest public health crises of our time.”
“Recovery coach programs like the one run by the Gavin Center are major tools in the fight against the opioid epidemic and have proven to significantly help guide an individual’s path to treatment and recovery,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito.“Passing the CARE Act will allow the Commonwealth to continue investing in programs that work and resources that can lead to long-term recovery patients.”
The CARE Act, which is currently under consideration by the Legislature, calls for increasing access to treatment and recovery services; addressing gaps in care by ensuring three clear pathways to treatment through emergency rooms; and strengthening education and prevention efforts.
“Crises of addiction occur 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and the CARE Act will open an additional pathway to treatment for those who need immediate help,” said Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services, Marylou Sudders. “It is essential that we continue to invest in successful prevention, treatment and recovery programs throughout the state.”
While opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts declined by 8% percent in 2017 compared to 2016, and opioid prescriptions have decreased by 30 percent since 2015 according to the state’s latest quarterly report, the rate of fentanyl present in opioid-related deaths continues to trend upward, reaching 83 percent in 2017.
“While we have made some progress, there is still much work to be done,” said DPH Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH. “We must continue to invest in evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies and this additional funding helps support our comprehensive public health approach to the opioid epidemic.”
Massachusetts was one of three states selected to receive $333,000 in funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support programs that help individuals with substance use disorder who are involved in the criminal justice system, and increase the number of people trained to use the life-saving overdose reversal drug, naloxone. The funding is overseen by the Department of Public Health (DPH) and supplements a $12 million Opioid State Targeted Response (STR) grant originally awarded to DPH by SAMHSA in April 2017.
The funding will expand the Commonwealth’s prevention and treatment efforts through:
· Continued support of the Access to Recovery (ATR) program. ATR provides recovery support services for individuals in early recovery who are in need of assistance with re-entry into the community. Over a six month period, ATR provides support with basic needs, such as transportation, as well as access to job training and recovery coaching. ATR, which is implemented by the Gavin Foundation and other providers, began in Massachusetts in 2010 in partnership with DPH through funding from SAMHSA. Since inception, ATR has helped nearly 18,000 individuals with substance use disorder. According to the Gavin Foundation, participants in the program have seen a 188% improvement in employment and a 152% increase in stable housing.
· Overdose education and Naloxone training programs to individuals employed by DPH’s sister state agencies including the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Massachusetts Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Training will cover the fundamentals of substance use disorder and addiction, overdose education and referrals to treatment.
“I am pleased with the Baker-Polito Administration’s efforts in combatting the opioid epidemic,” said John P. McGahan, President/CEO of the Gavin Foundation, Inc. “We look forward to working with the Administration on increasing access to programs like Recovery Coaches and ATR in conjunction with traditional approaches to treatment.”
“While the latest data shows the number of overdoses resulting in deaths decreasing,” said Vic DiGravio, president of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare, a trade group for addiction treatment providers. “We don’t see the demand for treatment diminishing therefore we urge the Legislature to quickly pass the CARE Act.”
Other behavioral health leaders joining the Governor today include Kurt Isaacson, CEO, Spectrum Health Care; Emily Stewart, Executive Director, Casa Esperanza; Daurice Cox, President and CEO, Bay State Community Services; Katie O’Leary Recovery Coach Supervisor, North Shore Mental Health Association; and Jackie Moore, President and CEO, North Suffolk Mental Health Association. For more information on the Commonwealth’s response to the opioid epidemic as well as links to the latest data, visit www.mass.gov/
星期五, 3月 30, 2018
HOME HEALTH AGENCY OWNER INVOLVED IN $2.7 MILLION MEDICAID FRAUD SCHEME CHARGED WITH PROVIDING FORGED DOCUMENT TO COURT
HOME HEALTH AGENCY OWNER INVOLVED IN $2.7 MILLION MEDICAID FRAUD SCHEME CHARGED WITH PROVIDING FORGED DOCUMENT TO COURT
Defendant Allegedly Provided False Court Judgment to Suffolk Clerk and Probation Offices Claiming Her Case Had Been Dismissed
BOSTON – The owner of a Boston-based home health agency accused of orchestrating a $2.7 million Medicaid fraud scheme has been indicted for allegedly providing a false court document that claimed the case against her had been dismissed, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
Elena Kurbatzky, age 44, of Boston was indicted on Thursday by a Suffolk County Grand Jury on the additional charge of Uttering False or Forged Records. She will be arraigned on that charge in Suffolk Superior Court on April 5. Kurbatzky was the owner of Harmony Home Health Care, LLC located on Albany Street in Boston.
Kurbatzky was previously indicted on charges of Medicaid False Claims, Larceny over $250 by False Pretenses, and Medicaid Member Eligibility Fraud in connection with allegedly stealing nearly $2.7 million from the state’s Medicaid program (MassHealth) by routinely billing for services that were never provided to patients and/or not authorized by physicians.
After Kurbatzky’s arraignment on those charges in July 2017, the court imposed several conditions of release, including that Kurbatzky submit to GPS monitoring and cease working as a health care provider. Kurbatzky filed several petitions with the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) appealing the conditions, as well as seeking to dismiss the indictments.
The AG’s Office alleges that in March 2018, Kurbatzky presented a record she knew was false to the Suffolk County Superior Court Criminal Clerk’s Office and Suffolk County Superior Court Probation Office claiming that the fraud indictments against her and her co-defendants had been dismissed by the SJC. The AG’s Office alleges that Kurbatzky did so in order to get her GPS monitoring device removed.
The SJC’s clerks verified that this document was forged and that no such order had been issued. Upon learning of the submission of the forged document, the AG’s Office requested an immediate bail hearing after which Kurbatzky’s conditions of release were revised to include 24-hour home confinement.
All of these charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
This case is being handled by Assistant Attorneys General Jennifer Goldstein and Kevin Lownds and Investigator Christine Baker, all of AG Healey’s Medicaid Fraud Division, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office, Victim Witness Advocate Amber Anderson of the AG’s Victim Services Division, and the Office of the Inspector General. MassHealth provided invaluable assistance during the fraud investigation.
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT PILOT PROGRAM
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF APPLICATION
FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT PILOT PROGRAM |
BOSTON - Friday, March 30, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston's Community Preservation Committee (CPC) today announced the release of applications for a spring pilot program for CPA funding. The application calls for CPA supported projects to begin construction by Fall 2018, bringing new investments in housing, parks and open space and preservation of historic sites to Boston's neighborhoods.
"This pilot program will help us begin funding critical projects in neighborhoods across the city, while providing an opportunity to evaluate and improve the CPA process for future funding rounds," said Mayor Walsh. "I want to thank the Community Preservation Committee, the Boston City Council and our community partners for their support. I look forward to investing in affordable housing and our parks, and preserving Boston's history through an open and inclusive process."
The pilot program application seeks "shovel-ready" projects that require $500,000 or less in funding, where construction can begin soon after funds are received. Organizations with affordable housing, historic preservation, and parks and open space proposals may apply for funding. The CPC is committed to a program that will have broad community participation, accessible and visible projects that have a positive impact on neighborhoods and residents, and oversight strategies to ensure timely, effective use of funds.
"We felt it was important to start funding projects. Homeowners have been paying the CPA surcharge since last summer. We want them to see transformational improvements in their neighborhoods and witness the power of this new fund," said Felicia Jacques, newly elected chair of the Community Preservation Committee.
CPA staff will hold public information sessions on Thursday, April 5 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Winter Chamber at 26 Court Street, Boston. Residents and organizations who wish to learn more about eligibility requirements as well as the application and review processes for the CPA Pilot Program are encouraged to attend.
The CPC will meet in June to review applications, and recommended projects will be submitted to the Mayor and City Council for approval.
In anticipation of CPA Pilot funding decisions for the pilot program this summer, the CPC will also hold a Public Hearing Monday, April 9, 2018 from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. in the Winter Chamber, 26 Court Street, Boston to hear from Boston residents about needs and ideas for CPA projects in their neighborhoods. At the meeting, the CPC will review the Community Preservation Plan. Applications can be found here, and all responses must be submitted by April 27.
Aligning with Imagine Boston 2030, and the City's agencies and departments, Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds will contribute to building strong neighborhoods through strategic investments that support affordable housing, open space and historic preservation.
About the Community Preservation Act (CPA)
By adopting the CPA in November 2016, the City has created a Community Preservation Fund. This fund is capitalized primarily by a one percent property tax-based surcharge on residential and business property tax bills that began in July 2017. The City will use this revenue to fund initiatives consistent with CPA guidelines: affordable housing, historic preservation, open space and public recreation.
As part of the City's plan to oversee the investments made through the adoption of the CPA, Mayor Walsh worked in partnership with the Boston City Council to form a Community Preservation Committee (CPC) that will study community preservation needs and make recommendations on how CPA funds should be allocated. The CPC is made up of nine members, five of whom are representative of the City's boards and commissions and four of whom are appointed by the City Council. The funding of any project requires a recommendation from the committee and appropriation by the City.
For more information about the Community Preservation Act, the Public Hearing and eligibility to apply for funding, please visit here. |
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