CVS, Medco may make less from benefit plan
WASHINGTON – CVS Caremark Corp. and Medco Health Systems Inc. may generate less profit from a shared $10 billion contract for federal-employee drug benefits...
Lynch announces hire of campaign manager for 2010
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch has hired Mike Mikus – a veteran Democratic political operative – to manage his 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
Lynch...
Putting the ‘work’ in ‘network’
In case you’ve been off-planet for the past several years, “social networking” has become the talk of the Internet. And more to the point,...
Rocketing up the charts
Ahlborg Building Management (ABM), No. 9 on PBN’s 2009 list of fastest-growing private companies, didn’t take off until after the fall of another family...
Medicare Advantage, Part D premiums up
The average premium for Medicare Advantage plans in 2010 will be $39, or $7 more than this year, and the average standalone Part D...
ICU Collaborative wraps up second phase
The Rhode Island ICU Collaborative, a joint effort launched four years ago by intensive-care units across the state to improve safety and sharply reduce...
Southcoast steps up H1N1 outreach efforts
Southcoast Hospitals Group, which includes Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River and St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, among others, is stepping up its...
Butler seeks OCD study participants
Researchers at Butler Hospital are recruiting participants for a study geared to identifying genes that might increase the risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder...
Public support for health reform rising again
After a drop over the summer, public support for health reform rose again in September, but only modestly, and a large share of Americans...
Five Questions With: Dr. Brenna Anderson
At Women & Infants Hospital, doctors can handle even highly complex cases requiring a great deal of expertise. But women with gynecological or pregnancy-related...
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