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Mayor Angel Taveras signed an executive order establishing the Healthy Communities Office to improve the health and wellness of Providence residents, the city announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller announced today that he was lowering the previously approved health insurance average premium increases for Tufts Health Plan subscribers.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Medical imaging innovator Lucidux LLC has landed a $250,000 investment from public venture capital firm Slater Technology Fund.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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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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Landmark Medical Center took a big step toward becoming a for-profit hospital that will be owned by Steward Health Care, renamed the Blackstone Medical Center and incorporated in Delaware.
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By Richard Asinof |
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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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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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The University of Rhode Island has received a $14 million federal grant to run a new program that will provide care for cognitively challenged adults.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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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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By Richard Asinof |
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A new task force is being established to explore ways for Care New England, Lifespan and Brown University to collaborate in the research arena.
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By Richard Asinof |
