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CVS Caremark Charitable Trust – a private foundation founded by CVS Caremark Corp. – has partnered with the National Association of Community Health Centers to create a grant program focused on managing chronic disease, the company announced Tuesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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CVS Caremark Corp. has instituted a policy that requires employees using the company’s health insurance plan to undergo a health screening by May 1 in order to avoid being charged an additional $50 per month for their coverage, according to the Boston Herald.
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By PBN Staff
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Imagine a state where all Rhode Islanders – from Woonsocket to Narragansett – enjoyed excellent health and quality of life. Instead of waiting to get sick, Rhode Islanders would be active participants in an affordable, integrated health care system that promotes wellness and delivers high quality, comprehensive primary care.
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Guest Column:
Dr. David Keller and Donald Nokes | 11/5/12 |
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S-corporations have come under scrutiny by both federal and state tax officials who worry about attempts to dodge paying additional Medicare taxes. State tax officials, however, have seen no evidence they are being used as tax shelters.
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By Michael Souza |
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Alongside the vast medical-record databases and statewide health-insurance exchanges, a more personalized, mobile side of the health care information technology sector is growing.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Dr. Timothy J. Babineau has been named the next president and CEO of Lifespan, the company announced Monday.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Brown University’s Program in Public Health will receive a major gift from the Irene Diamond Fund to establish an aging health initiative.
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By PBN Staff
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For the second time in a week, heavy rains and flash floods left the emergency room of Fall River’s St. Anne’s Hospital underwater, according to The Herald News.
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By PBN Staff
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In what the city of Providence is called “a case with national significance,” Chief Judge Mary Lisi of U.S. District Court in Rhode Island ruled to uphold the city’s laws banning the sale of tobacco products aimed at children.
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A new health insurance product called VantageBlue was announced Wednesday by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. The health plan is being targeted at the large group market of employers in Rhode Island with more than 50 employees, according to Blue Cross officials.
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