BOSTON - Mass General Brigham, the largest health care system in Massachusetts, announced layoffs Monday that will affect hundreds of workers, citing a $250 million projected budget gap. The layoffs will be "focused on non-clinical and non-patient facing roles,

Facing rising costs and hoping to make its sprawling network more efficient, the state’s largest private employer aims to cut payroll costs by over $200 million.

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