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DR. CLAIRE LEVESQUE, second from right, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point 32Health, the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, speaks during one of two panel discussions at PBN's Fall Health Care Summit on Thursday at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Kirsten Anderson, medical director at CVS Health Corp./Aetna; Dr. Louanne Giangreco, senior medical director at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Dr. Peter Hollmann, chief medical officer at Brown Medicine; Dr. Alexis Kearney, consultant medical director for Project Firstline RI, Center for Acute Infectious Disease Epidemiology, R.I. Department of Health; and Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Centr at Brown University's School of Public Health. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: R.I.’s health care sector struggling to reverse worker shortage

Health Services 10/27/2022

WARWICK – A workforce shortage continues to plague Rhode Island's health care sector as residents find access to primary care limited while practices struggle...

KEVIN MATTA, board vice president for Diversity and Inclusion Professionals and Amos House’s chief human resources and diversity officer, is the 2022 Diversity Champion for Providence Business News' Diversity & Inclusion Awards program. / COURTESY KEVIN MATTA

Matta among 16 honorees for PBN’s 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Awards

Uncategorized 10/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – Kevin Matta, board vice president for Diversity and Inclusion Professionals and Amos House’s chief human resources and diversity officer, is among 16...

Blue Cross earns 5-star rating for Medicare Advantage plans

Health Services 10/16/2022

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island received a 5-star rating for all of its Medicare Advantage plans by the U.S....

United Way of R.I. to celebrate community champions

Nonprofit 09/27/2022

PROVIDENCE – At its upcoming 96th annual Celebration event on Oct. 12, the United Way of Rhode Island will honor multiple community champions who...

Blue Cross earns a 4.5-star NCQA rating

Health Services 09/25/2022

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has earned a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars from the National Committee...

Blue Cross certifies 21 new health care sites as LGBTQ Safe...

Health Services 09/18/2022

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has designated 21 new health care sites as LGBTQ Safe Zones, a certification that...

Five Questions With: Christina Pitney

Health Services 09/04/2022

Christina Pitney, senior vice president for government programs at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, discusses the insurer’s 5-Star Medicare plans, including...

CUSTOM TREATMENT: Normand Audette, of Cumberland, had some of his lung tissue tested for biomarkers that allowed doctors to develop the most effective way to battle his cancer. Starting in 2024, such advanced testing will be covered by health insurers in Rhode Island.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. requires insurers cover biomarker testing

Focus 09/02/2022

Dizziness, memory loss, anxiety and a perpetually swollen left foot and ankle are among the side effects Normand Audette has experienced from taking an...

RAPID GROWTH: After Peter Marino became CEO and president of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island in 2014, the nonprofit health insurer’s revenue grew from $450 million to $1.5 billion and its membership has more than doubled. /  PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Peter Marino, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island CEO and president

Business Services 08/19/2022

Leaders & Achievers 2022 PETER MARINO CEO and president, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island FRONT-LINE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, as well as the Rhode Islanders they...