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New alliance targets childhood obesity
National medical associations, insurers and employers have formed a new alliance with the American Heart Association to combat childhood obesity by ensuring that children...
Commonwealth Fund proposes health system overhaul
NEW YORK – A new report by the Commonwealth Fund proposes a comprehensive set of insurance, payment and system reforms that it says could...
Five Questions With: Dr. Laura Viehmann
As of yesterday, it’s state law: “A woman may feed her child by bottle or breast in any place open to the public.” Yes,...
BCBSRI rate hike for individuals denied
CRANSTON – State Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller today rejected a rate-increase request by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, which...
Survey: Business owners want more health regulation
A new survey of small-business owners in 12 states, including Rhode Island, shows substantial support for government efforts to curb health care costs, including...
BCBSRI headquarters taking shape
The new building is a showpiece: 13 stories enveloped in glass, with 325,000 square feet of prime space including a café on the ground...
Carcieri names Stenning as MHRH head
CRANSTON – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has nominated Craig S. Stenning as director of the R.I. Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals,...
Survey: 91% of R.I. nursing home residents, families satisfied
Results from the third annual survey of resident and family satisfaction with nursing home care in Rhode Island show 91 percent of residents and...
Westerly Hospital sponsors series on digestive health
The Westerly Hospital is sponsoring a three-part discussion next month on digestive health, aiming to improve the public’s understanding of the anatomy and function...
The Met to host mental health professionals
The Metropolitan Career and Technical Center (The Met) is hosting a breakfast for mental health professionals in Rhode Island on March 3 from 7:30...
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