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UnitedHealth shareholders can sue firm over stocks
UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s shareholders will be allowed to sue the largest U.S. health insurance company as a group over claims of improper backdating of...
Amgen patent case revived by federal judge
A federal appeals court revived a bid by Amgen Inc. to have a U.S. trade agency block Roche Holding AG from importing and selling...
Nursing homes seek to protect state funding
Elmhurst Extended Care has been recognized as a leader in nursing home “culture change” efforts, which seek to improve quality by caring for each...
UnitedHealthcare named plan of choice <br> by National Black Chamber of Commerce
WASHINGTON – The National Black Chamber of Commerce has named UnitedHealthcare as the first-ever health benefit provider of choice for its nearly 100,000 member...
ICUs improving care for R.I.’s sickest patients
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Intensive Care Unit Collaborative, a statewide initiative launched in 2004, has brought “a tremendous benefit” to local hospitals, according...
Report: Federal funding spurs medical research
Imagine working for years to earn top-notch credentials, winning a job with a prestigious employer, launching a project you believe could make a big...
W&I researcher uses new test for ovarian cancer
PROVIDENCE – A researcher at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has found a new way to predict whether an ovarian mass is...
Tighter rules sought on ‘bundle’ discounts
It’s a common practice, most notably in the travel industry: Buy piecemeal, and you’ll pay full price; buy a package, and you’ll get a...
Lifespan-Care New England merger is on slow track
The proposed merger between Lifespan and Care New England, which a top executive last July predicted could go through within nine months, is taking...
Landmark heart program scrutinized by R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Concerned that Landmark Medical Center’s cardiac surgery program is falling so short of volume targets that it must be hurting the cash-strapped...
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