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Lead poisoning rates level off
Childhood lead poisoning in Rhode Island held steady last year, with 1,167 new cases across the state, or 3.7 percent of screened youngsters, roughly...
A 20-year vision for Providence
In 20 years, Providence has transformed its waterfront, built a convention center, a luxury hotel and a mall, seen its Jewelry District taken over...
HSA enrollment surpasses 1 million
More than a million Americans now have lower-premium, high-deductible health insurance plans eligible for health savings accounts (HSAs), up from 438,000 last September, a...
Bills to require hospitals to report staff levels
Both chambers of the General Assembly have approved legislation to require all Rhode Island hospitals to submit “core staffing” plans to the state Department...
International travel taking off, agents say
Latin America airfare grounded as Europe sustains its popularity
Mercedes Méndez has been booking flights to Latin America for 24 years, but the deals she’s...
Progress towards eradicating lead poisoning has slowed
Childhood lead poisoning in Rhode Island held steady last year, with 1,167 new cases across the state, or 3.7 percent of screened youngsters, roughly...
Health savings accounts on rise nationally
Million eligible for HSA's; Legislation may soon make them available in Rhode Island
More than a million Americans now have lower-premium, high-deductible health insurance plans...
United to use claims data for drug saftey studies
UnitedHealth Group’s claims databases track every diagnosis subscribers get during doctor visits, every incident that leads them to the emergency room, every hospitalization. The...
R.I. Hispanics build business clout
They started small, with ethnic eateries, bodegas, beauty parlors and shipping businesses. But as their numbers have grown, they’ve expanded into bigger storefronts, gone...
Report: 59,000 workers in R.I. are uninsured
A new study based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows almost one in eight working Rhode Islanders lacks health insurance, and...
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