HealthSource RI enrollment ahead of last year’s pace
HealthSource RI is running ahead of last year in enrolling Rhode Islanders for health insurance coverage in 2019.With the deadline approaching on open enrollment,...
URI launches mental health nurse practitioner master’s program
Nationwide, and here in Rhode Island, the health care industry is suffering from a documented shortage of qualified nurse practitioners.Employment in the sector across...
Five Questions With Dr. James McDonald
Dr. James McDonald | Medical director, R.I. Department of Health1. What is the science behind medical marijuana? Marijuana plants contain different chemicals that are...
Staying true to the mission defines path to success
Pamela L. McCue | Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College CEOThe demand for registered nurses will continue to grow, but it is not just...
HealthSource’s success positive for R.I.’s health in many ways
In many ways, Rhode Island is an outlier. But in one case, at least, the Ocean State stands out in a way that places...
PT an alternative to opioids
The 16th-century philosopher Francis Bacon once observed that on many occasions, “The remedy is worse than the disease.” And this would seem to be...
Providence VA Medical nurse admits to fraudulently obtaining opioid prescriptions
PROVIDENCE – A Providence VA Medical Center nurse pleaded guilty in federal court on Dec. 7 to charges that he fraudulently obtained and tampered...
Report: R.I. first in U.S. for primary care doctor count, adolescent...
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island ranks first in the United States for its number of primary care physicians per 100,000 people in the 29th America’s...
New York Post: Judge likely to block CVS-Aetna merger
PROVIDENCE – The judge presiding over the CVS Health Corp. acquisition of Aetna Inc. is likely to block the companies from merging, the New...
HSRI: Health insurance enrollments are ahead of last year so far
PROVIDENCE — Enrollment for health care through Rhode Island’s Affordable Care Act exchange, HealthSource RI, remains ahead of last year’s signups at 11 percent...
