PBN Health Care Summit

By PBN Staff

PROVIDENCE – For a recap of Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit, which was held April 28, click here.

Speakers included Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts, R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller and CVS Caremark Corp. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Troyen Brennan, pictured here in glasses.

In addition to the summit – which looked at how health care reform will affect businesses – PBN explores reform’s impact on health care IT, hospital finances and a range of other topics, in stories listed below.

• Reform could pave way for center expansions

• Struggling hospitals see new law as only first step

• Without cost controls, insurers see higher rates

• Health care is now a whole lot more complex

• Reform to grow Medicaid rolls, for costs it’s unclear

• Reform to grow Medicaid rolls, for costs it’s unclear