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Beginning July 1, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has announced a nearly 10 percent cut to behavior health professionals who treat patients in 45-minute psychotherapy sessions.
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By Richard Asinof |
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University Medicine has entered into an agreement with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to roll out its patient-centered medical home model to six more of its practices, BCBSRI announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Christine C. Ferguson will be appointed by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee as the new director of the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange at a news conference at the Statehouse, state officials annouced Thursday.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced Wednesday that it has eliminated 43 positions, effective immediately. Sixty percent of the workforce reductions were management positions, according to the health insurer.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced on June 29 that it is now accepting applications for its 2013 Blue Angel Community Health Grants, which help to extend health care to uninsured and vulnerable populations in Rhode Island.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The Miriam Hospital named Dr. Peter Karczmar the recipient of its 2012 “Outstanding Physician of the Year” award.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Landmark Medical Center’s current contract with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island expires July 16.
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By Richard Asinof |
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At the behest of Sen. Jack Reed, local and national experts on Lyme Disease gathered on July 9 at the R.I. Department of Health to talk about efforts to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which is the second-most reported disease in Rhode Island, according to health officials.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., the state’s largest independent insurance agency, announced today that it has acquired Insurance Professionals of New England, a Massachusetts-based agency.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Coastal Medical Inc., Rhode Island’s largest primary care group practice, was one of 89 medical organizations designated as an accountable care organization, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on late Monday.
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By Richard Asinof |