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Championing a new business model for health care
A new, disruptive business model, called “Living RIte – A disruptive solution for management of chronic care disease,” was awarded $14 million in a three-year Innovation grant by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. more
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7/23/12
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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