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R.I. hospitals report gains, but lag nation
Rhode Island’s hospitals did slightly better, overall, in 2004 than they had in 2003, but some still lost money, and those with profits were...
R.I. backs Canadian drug imports
The state Department of Health has approved regulations allowing Canadian pharmacies to get licensed to sell to Rhode Island residents, despite a federal ban...
URI marine program has worldwide ripple effect
The world’s oceans and coastal areas are major food sources, transportation routes, economic hubs and tourist attractions. They are also important ecosystems, brimming with...
Carcieri taps Brown expert as new health director
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has tapped Dr. David R. Gifford, a Brown Medical School professor and nationally known public health and geriatrics expert, to...
State helps employers enforce upcoming smoking ban
You can embrace it and be proudly smoke-free, or resent it – either way, on March 1, if you’re a Rhode Island employer, you’ll...
Hospitals could face medical malpractice rate hikes
A proposal before the state Department of Business Regulation would raise medical malpractice insurance rates for three Rhode Island hospitals by 25 percent, and...
State Farm to repay R.I. consumers
Insurer compensates for titling problems
State Farm Mutual Insurance is paying out $40 million to about 30,000 consumers nationwide, plus $1 million to 49 states...
Foundation’s $3.44M grants target poverty, housing
The Rhode Island Foundation is giving out $3.44 million in “strategy grants” to 87 groups and projects, more than half of it focused on...
Workers’ comp guidelines call for 20% rate reduction
Workers’ compensation carriers in Rhode Island have a new guide to how much they should be charging subscribers, and it calls for an average...
Carcieri calls for shake-up at DBR
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri is shaking up the state Department of Business Regulation, with a proposed new director to provide DBR...
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