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Blue Cross, Steward tangle over future contract
Landmark Medical Center’s current contract with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island expires July 16. more
In search of strategy to fight Lyme Disease
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. more
Starkweather acquires Sturbridge, Mass., firm
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. more
Coastal Medical named R.I.’s first Shared Savings ACO
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. more
OHIC proposes new conditions for decision on 2012 rate requests
R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller issued a notice of new proposed conditions relating to the rate factor decision for the 2012 rate requests by Rhode Island’s commercial health insurers. more
Blue Cross adds new product for large group market
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. more
Blue Cross, Steward square off on contract
A July 25 deadline set by the R.I. Attorney General’s office looms for Steward Health Care to close its deal to acquire Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket and its sister facility, the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in North Smithfield. more
Blue Cross to offer limited-network plan
In 2013, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will introduce a new health-insurance product, a shared-savings, limited-network plan, in collaboration with one or more of the state’s seven hospital systems, Blue Cross President and CEO Peter Andruszkiewicz told Providence Business News. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/6/12
Judge lifts stay, allows Landmark suit against Blue Cross to proceed
Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein lifted his stay today, allowing the lawsuit against Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island by Landmark Medical Center to move forward – at least as far as an Aug. 30 hearing on the merits. more
The high health cost of gun violence
In addition to the 12 people killed, 59 people were reported injured in the shooting incident at the movie theater in Aurora, Colo., requiring emergency room care and, in many cases, continued in-patient hospital care to treat serious gunshot wounds. more
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