Tag: HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY DUTIES: Nurse practitioners playing bigger role as doctors disappear
Erica Ogni’s workday starts early and is chock full, with as many as two dozen patients trooping through her exam room at South County...
Nurse practitioners fill gap in R.I. primary care
The difficulty too many Rhode Islanders have finding new doctors would be even more of a crisis if not for the growth in nurse...
Divided views on for-profit company buying R.I. nursing homes
Two struggling skilled nursing facilities are on track to be sold to a Massachusetts-based company, reigniting the debate over whether businesses looking to maximize...
Disputed $15.5B R.I. Medicaid contract canceled amid new federal requirements
Rhode Island officials have scrapped a tentative, $15.5 billion, five-year contract to manage the state Medicaid program amid new federal rules, Kerri White, a...
Will self-confidence outweigh business doubts on economy?
Mixed economic signals from the nation’s capital and state government and a stubborn inflation threat have left many Rhode Island business owners unsure how...
R.I. a testing ground for AI advancements in health care
Robots at work on factory floors are already offering a glimpse of the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt local industries.
While manufacturers wrestle with...
Rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage
My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” was thrust into the spotlight recently,...
Returning lawmakers won’t have federal windfall to lean on
After three years of doling out hundreds of millions in COVID-relief funding, the next General Assembly session will be facing projected budget cuts of...
Advocates say youth mental health services still in crisis
Rebecca Almeida spent three hours on a recent school day searching for her 14-year-old daughter.
Suffering from several behavioral health challenges, Almeida’s daughter lost her...
Addressing doctor shortage could be a primary challenge for lawmakers
State legislators might consider a host of potential prescriptions to ease Rhode Island’s worsening shortage of primary care doctors when they convene in January,...
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