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Senate approves health care reform legislation
New legislation to help control health care costs, increase transparency, address market power in Rhode Island passed the Senate on June 4. It now heads to the House. more
Can parallel health systems merge?
Amid the push and pull of developing and implementing new models for payment and delivery of health care, two parallel systems have emerged in Rhode Island – large, consolidated hospital networks and community-based health centers. As the state moves into the new world of health care reform, their points of convergence are still unmapped and potential opportunities for collaboration largely untapped. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 6/10/13
Gender rating: is it discrimination or simple math?
Riding the coattails of the federal Affordable Care Act, Rhode Island lawmakers are considering major steps to eliminate “gender rating” in the state’s health-insurance industry. The practice, which has been called everything from “discriminatory” against women to “simply data-driven,” could be eradicated in the Ocean State by 2015, under a Senate-passed bill. more
By Bob McGovern
Contributing Writer | 6/10/13
Info meeting set for Care New England-Memorial merger
The R.I. Attorney General and the R.I. Department of Health will hold a public informational meeting regarding the proposed affiliation of The Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Care New England on Tuesday, June 11. more
Mass. hospitals cut back on pay
BOSTON – http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2013/06/massachusetts-hospitals-pull-back-on.html more
| 6/7/13
New physicians to be trained in patient-centered model
A new partnership to train new physicians in the patient-centered medical home model as part of a collaborative initiative between Kent Hospital and Thundermist Health Center will be … more
Roberts named director of Blood and Marrow Transplant at Roger Williams
Dr. Todd F. Roberts has been named the new director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit and Section of Hematologic Malignancies at Roger Williams Medical Center, hospital officials announced May 28. more
W&I physician elected national task force co-chair
Dr. Amy S. Gottlieb was recently elected co-chair of the national Society of General Internal Medicine’s Women and Medicine Task Force. more
Double-digit rate increases requested for commercial large groups
Proposed health insurance rates for Rhode Island businesses with more than 50 employees include a double-digit increase from health insurers. more
Boot camp for EMT training to be offered in July
Stat/Southcoast EMS will hold its first “boot camp” EMT training program in July at its Stat Emergency Medical Training Center. more
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