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'Mildred Pierce' is a brilliant time capsule filtered through a detailed character study. It’s 'Madame Bovary' with rayon stockings and a strong work ethic.

Four renowned production designers talk about the challenge of building memorable sets, including a movie theater, hotel room and castle party

The contracts are with Steward Health Care Network, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mass General Brigham and Boston Accountable Care Organization, which is part of Boston Medical Center. The healthcare organizations will be focused on reducing disparities in several areas, including high blood pressure and colorectal cancer screenings.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts wants to use value-based payment to address racial and ethnic health disparities and has already signed up hospitals including Mass General Brigham and Boston Medical Center.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is touting itself as the first in the state, and one of the first in the country, to create a financial payment model rewarding health systems and physicians for eliminating racial and ethnic inequities in care. Four of the state's largest healthcare systems have signed the agreemens, which link financial incentives to improvements in