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Tufts: Third insurer could thrive in R.I. market
Business leaders and policymakers have long debated what would happen if Rhode Island had more than two commercial health insurers. Would premiums go down?...
Mass. to deny payment for medical errors
BOSTON – Following Medicare’s example, but taking it up a notch, the Patrick administration last week announced that four state agencies that collectively insure...
Sprinklers mandated in long-term care facilities
WASHINGTON – Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will be required to have full sprinkler systems throughout their buildings, for the first...
Koller OKs 8% hikes in large-group rates
PROVIDENCE – Health insurance rates for larger groups covered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will rise an average of 8.1...
R.I. No. 1 in flu shots for elderly in 2007
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the nation’s highest rate last year for influenza vaccination among adults 65 years and older, based on federal data,...
Hasbro Fund gives $500,000 for Bradley addition
EAST PROVIDENCE – The Hasbro Children’s Fund, the philanthropic arm of toymaker Hasbro Inc., has donated $500,000 to Bradley Hospital to support the construction...
Oncologist recognized for work with Hispanic women
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Trevor Tejada-Berges, a gynecologic oncologist at Women & Infants Hospital and assistant professor of gynecologic oncology at The Warren Alpert Medical...
Cancer Registry awarded ‘gold standard’ accreditation
CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Statewide Cancer Registry has been awarded the “Gold Standard” for the ninth consecutive year by the North American Association...
Miriam opens new Men’s Health Center
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has opened a new Men’s Health Center that it says is the nation’s first center to pull together primary...
BCBSRI invites nonprofits to apply for community health grants
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is inviting local nonprofits with a health care focus to apply for its 2009...
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