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Blue Cross files lawsuit over state health contract

In filing a 77-point complaint, the state’s largest insurer says the contract awarded to UnitedHealth violates existing state law Blue Cross & Blue Shield...

Local health care industry feels effects of Vioxx recall

When Merck pulled Vioxx from the market on Sept. 30, it left 1.2 million Americans without the medicine that relieved their arthritis...

National insurance investigation comes to Rhode Island

In the wake of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s lawsuit against Marsh & McLennan and the nationwide review of insurance companies...

Local health clubs face looming defibrillator law

Health clubs are great places to strengthen your cardiovascular system, but sometimes, getting on that treadmill can actually kill you. It’s fairly...

Insurer MetLife diversifies products with bank offerings

MetLife has long been a household name for insurance, with its Peanuts spokes-characters and its familiar motto: “Get Met. It pays.” Ask...
Photo by Frank MullinDr. Sophia Gandhi examines a patient at the R.I. Free Clinic, where more than 1,300 uninsured adults receive care and the staff mainly consists of volunteers.

Free clinics catch insurance break

The tiny basement room is crowded and abuzz with activity. Young women in white coats rush in with medical charts, write out...

B of A to add R.I. call center, up to 900...

The Bank of America Corp. plans to open a call center in East Providence next year that will create 700 to 900...

In jewelry, innovators can outshine others

When James F. Marquart became president and CEO of the Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America, nine years ago, the group had...

Older ‘weekend warriors’ keep sports doctors busy

They limp in to work on Monday morning, hurting from a bad move on the softball field, a twisted ankle on the basketball...

Bank of America to add R.I. call center, up to 900...

The Bank of America Corp. plans to open a call center in East Providence next year that will create 700 to 900 jobs, president...
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