BankRI donates $10K to clinic to assist uninsured
Bank Rhode Island recently made a $10,000 donation to the Rhode Island Free Clinic, which is based in Providence. The funds will be used...
For many businesses it’s about health care
Two stories in this week’s edition speak to the relevance of health care reform to business owners.
Aside from the economy, there is no...
Business advocate fears insurance mandate effects
Everyone agrees that taking steps to prevent illness can cut an individual’s health care costs in the short term, but preventive care will never...
Cost of near-universal care rising in Massachusetts
Several states have discussed it, but none has gone as far as Massachusetts. In a bipartisan agreement two years ago that many have called...
CMS to boost long-term hospitalization pay, <br>cut nursing home pay
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced rate adjustments for fiscal 2009 that will increase reimbursements for...
UnitedHealthcare offers extra savings for state
PROVIDENCE – UnitedHealthcare of New England last week sweetened the deal it has been offering municipalities and school districts by adding extra discounts if...
MetLife posts 37.4% decline in 1Q profit
NEW YORK – MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) posted a first-quarter profit of $615 million, a 37.4-percent decrease from the year-ago period’s $983 million, despite...
Fed again cuts 2 key interest rates
WASHINGTON – Policymakers for the Federal Reserve System today continued their series of rate cuts, lowering both key interest rates for the sixth time...
Astro-Med to present to financial analysts today
WEST WARWICK – Top managers of Astro-Med Inc. a West Warwick-based manufacturer of specialty printing systems and supplies, will give a presentation this afternoon...
1Q foreclosures increase in R.I., nationally
IRVINE, Calif. – Foreclosures continued to grow in the first quarter as adjustable-rate mortgages re-set at higher levels and home-price declines continued. California-based RealtyTrac...