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The six-month project to plan for the future of Rhode Island’s health care delivery system will hold its first working group session on April 25 at 8 a.m. at the Brown Continuing Education Center on Dyer Street.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A new partnership between Lifespan’s Women’s Medicine Collaborative and OB-GYN Associates Inc. was officially announced Thursday, linking one of the state’s largest obstetrics and gynecological practices with the state’s largest multidisciplinary outpatient center focused on the health needs of women.
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By Richard Asinof |
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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller is stepping down to take a post as president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, a national health policy foundation based in New York, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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The sale of Westerly Hospital for $69 million to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital of New London, Conn., was approved today by state regulators, the first such hospital sale approved under the expedited review process of the revised Hospital Conversions Act.
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By Richard Asinof |
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On April 15, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island filed its proposed rates for health insurance products for coverage beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, with an overall average increase of 18.1 percent for individuals and an overall average increase of 14.7 percent for small groups, according to documents provided by Blue Cross justifying the rate requests.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Tunstall Americas, a division of U.K.-based Tunstall Healthcare Group, and a provider of health care communications services, is in the process of hiring 250 people to fully staff its new Pawtucket local and will hold a local recruitment drive on Friday, April 19, to find candidates.
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By PBN Staff
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Monday is the deadline to file your federal and state income taxes; April 15 is also the deadline when the health insurers will file their plans and rates with R.I Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller.
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By Richard Asinof |
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With all the competing news and health care events, the LeadingAge RI annual conference on April 5 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick fell under the radar screen of most Rhode Island media.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Sen. Jack Reed is encouraging Rhode Island kids to show off their culinary skills and win a trip to the second annual White House Kids’ “State Dinner.”
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By Richard Asinof |
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts championed the positive results of the Affordable Care Act during a recent visit with local seniors.
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By Richard Asinof |