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Five Questions With: Patricia H. Martinez
Patricia H. Martinez, the head of the R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families since 2005, is a manager accustomed to making diffcult decisions,...
Kent offering interest-free payment program through relationship card
WARWICK – With its introduction in July of CarePayment, Kent Hospital became the first hospital in Rhode Island to offer patients access to this...
’Tis the season for flu shots
PROVIDENCE – The flu virus has officially arrived in Rhode Island, and the R.I. Department of Health is strongly encouraging anyone who has not...
United rolling out diabetes-prevention program for Rhode Island in 2011
PROVIDENCE – As part of its national effort to develop health insurance products that respond to what it termed the national epidemic of diabetes...
Miriam celebrates 10 years of NIH-funded HIV clinical trials
PROVIDENCE – As the city celebrated World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, with nine prominent buildings bathed in red light, The Miriam Hospital celebrated...
Care New England files suit to stop Koller’s ‘conditions’ on contracts
PROVIDENCE – The Care New England hospital group filed suit Tuesday in R.I. Superior Court, challenging the right of R.I Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher...
Five Questions With: Barbara H. Roberts
In the weeks after Thanksgiving leading up to the New Year, it’s often a time to think about the way we would like to...
Federal grant of $75K to help community health centers plan for...
WASHINGTON – The Rhode Island Health Center Association received a $75,000 planning grant to help its member health centers gear up for the substantial...
Info session to cover health care tax credits, Small Business Jobs...
PROVIDENCE – An information session on how small businesses in Rhode Island may claim new tax credits for health insurance premiums paid for employees...
Blue Cross wants rate hike for direct-pay plans in 2011
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island filed a request with the Office of the Health Insurance Commission on Nov. 19...










