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Details emerge on insurance plans to be offered on exchange
Three health insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England, and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island – will offer a total of 28 health plans on the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange for the individual and small group markets beginning on Oct. 1. more
Unions, Westerly Hospital bidder, reach labor pact
Two unions representing about 400 workers at Westerly Hospital have reached an agreement with Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., which has offered a bid of $69 million to purchase Westerly Hospital. more
RIPEC: Expanded availability of SHOP ‘crucial’ to success
The availability of the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, a component of the health benefits exchange in Rhode Island, should be expanded to businesses with more employees, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council said in a report released Wednesday afternoon. more
| 3/27/13
Blue Cross hires new assistant VP of public affairs
Stacy Paterno has been hired as the new assistant vice president of public affairs at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, the health insurer announced on Jan. 16. more
VA center dedicates new research center of excellence
The Providence Veteran Affairs Medical Center opened its new Research Center of Excellence for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology on Oct. 26. more
Neighborhood takes healthy approach to heart
Art Greenwood lost 30 pounds. more
ER patients prefer technology-based interventions
A survey of urban emergency department patients 13 and older has found that they prefer technology-base interventions – text messaging, email or Internet – for high-risk behaviors such as alcohol use, unsafe sex and violence, according to a new study led by Dr. Megan L. Ranney, a researcher at Rhode Island Hospital. more
Report: ER costs in U.S. ‘as high as 10%’ of total health spending
The real national costs of emergency department visits may be as high as 10 percent of national health care expenditures, according to a report released by Brown University’s Dr. Michael H. Lee. 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
Karczmar named Miriam’s physician of the year
The Miriam Hospital named Dr. Peter Karczmar the recipient of its 2012 “Outstanding Physician of the Year” award. more
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