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BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND'S new contract with Coastal Medical is one way to drive down costs while improving health, according to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island President & CEO Peter Andruszkiewicz. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Blue Cross, Coastal contract rewards health outcomes

PROVIDENCE – A new, two-year contract was announced today between Coastal Medical – the largest primary care provider in Rhode Island – and Blue...
DR. MICHAEL FINE, director of the R.I. Department of Health, sees opportunity for job growth in Rhode Island's health care sector, especially as a result of the expansion of patient-centered medical homes. / COURTESY PAUL DEWOLF/BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Panel: New health care will bring jobs

SMITHFIELD – It was the worst of economic times, according to the first panel, “Long-Run Economic Development in Rhode Island,” at The Rhode Island...

Landmark court saga continues

PROVIDENCE – The legal soap opera continued in R.I. Superior Court on March 9, where, after a three-hour hearing, Judge Michael A. Silverstein approved...

State seeks to revoke nursing home license

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health announced on March 13 its intention to revoke the license of Pawtuxet Village Care and Rehabilitation Center....

New anesthesia chief named at RIH, Miriam

PROVIDENCE – Dr. Arthur A. Bert has been been appointed chief of anesthesia at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, replacing Dr. Richard...

Obama budget mostly good news for New England

President Barack Obama recently unveiled an ambitious budget proposal for fiscal 2013. The president’s plan includes $3.8 trillion in proposed spending and $4 trillion...

Tufts Health reports $87.6M profit for 2011

WATERTOWN, Mass. – Tufts Health Plan reported a net income of $87.6 million for the year ending Dec. 31, 2011. That figure includes both...

Rafal named Memorial Hospital rehab chief

PAWTUCKET – Dr. Keith W. L. Rafal was appointed as the new chief of rehabilitative and restorative care at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island....

Hallowell speaks at parenting conference

BARRINGTON – The 22nd annual Parenting Matters conference was held March 17 at Barrington High School, featuring Dr. Edward M. Hallowell, a child and...
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