Friday, March 29, 2024

TOPICS

Health Services

MICHAEL PERRY shared the findings of the second phase of market research at a May 17 meeting of exchange community stakeholders.

Exchange’s new direction becomes clearer

PROVIDENCE – The new names and tag lines for the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange that tested the best with consumers were “RI Health Source...

Lifespan continues restructuring its workforce

(Updated, 1:45 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital network, is undertaking what it called an “Operational Restructuring Initiative” to trim between $100 and...
CHRISTOPHER F. KOLLER, R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner, announced new transparency "obligations" for health insurers regarding the cost of health care services.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Koller orders health care pricing transparency by insurers

PROVIDENCE – In a bulletin issued Tuesday afternoon to health care insurers, R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller announced new “obligations” for insurers...

Home & Hospice Care named among U.S. best

PROVIDENCE – Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island has been named a 2013 Hospice Honors recipient, recognizing the agency as one of the...

Vaccine development for H7N9 flu moving forward

PROVIDENCE – It has been a very busy month and half for Dr. Anne S. De Groot and her team at EpiVax, a bioscience...

Next step charted on path to a statewide plan

PROVIDENCE – After a lengthy and often frank discussion, the state’s Health Planning Advisory Council reached consensus at its May 13 meeting on future...

Lifespan, Gateway receive state OK to partner

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan, the state’s largest hospital network, received state approval to expand its network in a new partnership with Gateway Healthcare, the region’s...
EPIVAX FOUNDER Dr. Anne S. De Groot and her team have published the results of their research on the new H7N9 flu, which led them to develop four separate vaccine recipes. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

EpiVax team publishes research on H7N9 flu; plans vaccines

PROVIDENCE – A research paper on the emerging threat from the H7N9 flu, written by Dr. Annie De Groot and her team at EpiVax,...
BLUE CROSS CFO Mike Hudson would like to see health care cost-containment efforts contained in the Affordable Care Act bear fruit soon, because despite efforts to date to rein in ever-growing medical care charges, all of the state's health insurers are asking for significant premium increases for the coming year. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

Rate hike seen likely for many

Despite efforts from government and industry to reduce health care spending, Rhode Island health insurers say the cost curve is bending in the wrong...

McAuley House launches pro-nutrition initiative

PROVIDENCE – The McAuley House meal site launched a new anti-hunger, pro-health initiative on May 10 piloting the use of an olive-oil, plant-based diet...
- Featured Event -

Latest News