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R.I. to receive support for pilot program

WASHINGTON – Rhode Island’s congressional delegation announced on March 16 that the state would be eligible to receive new federal funding as part of...

ICU Collaborative achieves quality milestones

PROVIDENCE – Recently released data from the Rhode Island Intensive Care Unit Collaborative showed that in 2011 the rate of central line-associated blood stream...
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A lively experiment in health care exchanges

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s nation-leading efforts to establish its own health insurance exchange, one of the key health are reform initiatives under the Affordable...

Sen. wants lawmakers to share premium costs

PROVIDENCE – Legislation is again before the General Assembly requiring state lawmakers to pay a portion of the cost of their health care premiums. Sponsored...
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Feldstein to lead Roberts, Carroll health care group

Edward D. Feldstein has been named co-leader of the new health care industry group at Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Pierce Inc. A shareholder of...

Guardians needed to look out for seniors

The volunteer guardians of the RI Volunteer Guardianship Program develop many skills and qualities sought in the job market. Decision-maker; communicator; observer; problem-solver; team-builder;...
ON HOMEFRONT: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State Executive Director Deborah Saunders and Victor Preciado, bilingual coordinator, discuss a new program for children of military personnel. / PBN PHOTO/NATALJA KENT

Lending a hand to military children

The Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State is expanding mentoring services to include children who have a parent serving in the military....
HEALTH CARE reform is about real people, making a real difference, according to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

The anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

PROVIDENCE – The second birthday of the Affordable Care Act, which ushered in national health care reform, was celebrated today with doughnut holes, fresh...

Gemma foundation grants $40K to screening program

PAWTUCKET – In a continuing effort to increase cancer screening in Rhode Island, the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation has made a $40,000...

Fundraising walk for pancreatic cancer research set

WARWICK – The local affiliate of the national organization dedicated to eliminating the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States has...
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