Public health plan needed for balance
In Rhode Island in 2007, the top two insurers, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare of New England, held a...
Editorial Cartoon: Hurdles
Mayor David N. Cicillini is portrayed as apole vaulter who’s pole snaps while trying to vault over the hurdles of Taxes on Colleges and...
Study: R.I. would benefit from public health plan
A new report by advocates for national health care reform that includes a public insurance option available to all says Rhode Island would benefit...
Butler expanding laboratory research on brain, behavior
Butler Hospital recently launched a $1.2 million fundraising effort to bolster brain-science research at its Providence campus. The money would be used for an...
Five Questions With: Jeannine Rivet
Jeannine Rivet is an executive vice president of UnitedHealth Group and the company’s top liaison to the pharmaceutical industry and a key player in...
Doctor built a career by being in the right places
During Gail Skowron’s undergraduate college career – and, prior to that, during much of her childhood on Long Island – she wanted to be...
MetLife to replace Covidien in S&P 100
MANSFIELD – Standard & Poor’s has removed Covidien Ltd. from its S&P 100 and S&P 500 stock indexes because of the medical product giant’s...
Women & Infants explores HPV among Southeast Asians
A new research study launched at Women & Infants Hospital is looking at the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) among local southeast Asian women,...
Uncompensated care said to add $1,017 to family premiums
The cost of caring for the uninsured added $1,017 to the average health insurance premium for families last year and $368 to the average...
Study finds controlling moms don’t cause weight gain
A new study by a Brown University researcher has found that mothers who are strict about their children’s eating habits, controlling how much and...
