Dyax likely to grab 60,000 square feet at 300 Tech Sq. The cost of living is high, and reimbursement rates are low, and even the city's best-known teaching hospitals are having trouble luring physicians.
Experts say Massachusetts' managed care problems are scaring the talent away.
Latham said the Bay State's lofty reputation as a center for health care and academia is no longer enough to attract and keep doctors here. While all hospitals in the country are feeling the pinch of cuts in Medicare reimbursement, she said the situation is worse here. And it is hurting Boston's image. We haven't fallen in. Most notably, the area needs anesthesiologists, radiologists and primary care physicians, the report said.