Tag: HEALTH CARE
Who should be paid with settlement money from opioid medication producers?
On Aug. 26 an Oklahoma judge ordered health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay the state $572 million for costs incurred in the...
Health care delivery increasingly meets patients where they live
As more ambulatory and urgent-care clinics spring up across the region, health care providers see it as evidence the industry is evolving at a...
BCBSRI grants $80K to Rhode Island Free Clinic
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has awarded an $80,000 grant to the Rhode Island Free Clinic, BCBSRI announced Monday.
The...
CVS expands membership rewards pharmacy delivery program nationwide
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. is expanding its pharmacy delivery service nationwide, the company announced Monday.
The membership program, called CarePass, provides one- to two-day...
Firm’s expertise grows with practice
Cameron & Mittleman LLP is one of Providence’s long-established, midsized law firms.
Its areas of focus have grown with the practice. They include: corporate and...
RIDOH to receive $1.5M in funding to combat diabetes, heart disease
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Thursday that the R.I. Department of Health’s Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke Program will receive $1.5 million...
Neighborhood Health Plan of RI names Buyse new CMO
SMITHFIELD — Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island has named Dr. Marylou Buyse chief medical officer and senior vice president.
Buyse, according to a media...
Partners withdraws CNE merger application, Raimondo urges in-state health care system
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said a desire for a cohesive Rhode Island medical network led her to halt a proposed merger between...
With new protocols, early diagnosis, treatment improve outcomes
Jenn Anderson knew her son had pneumonia when he was admitted to the intensive care unit at Hasbro Children’s Hospital two years ago.
She’d become...
Salganik to lead RIPIN
SAMUAL SALGANIK was recently named executive director for the Rhode Island Parent Information Network, a Cranston-based nonprofit that helps individuals and families who need...