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QUALITY CONCERNS: Curtis Dyer, left, clinical pharmacy operations manager at PACE Organization of Rhode Island, speaks with PACE participant Mark Harter about his medications. With a greater number of air quality alerts in recent years, officials at PACE are worried about the effects on the elderly. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Air quality in R.I. a problem that just won’t blow over

On a typical week, PACE Organization of Rhode Island might have about 11% to 14% of its seniors cancel their visits to the nonprofit’s...

Amazon spends $1B to increase pay and lower health care costs...

NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon says it's making a $1 billion investment to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for...
CVS CAREMARK, the pharmacy benefit manager of CVS Health Corp., has agreed to a $32 million settlement with Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond over allegations the it kept money that belonged to Oklahoma’s state employee health plan. 

CVS Caremark agrees to $32M settlement with Oklahoma AG

PROVIDENCE – CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit manager of CVS Health Corp., has agreed to a $32 million settlement with Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner...
Stephanie Page

Give more R.I. workers a stake in the companies they help...

Labor Day is about honoring hard work. But this year, parades and barbecues can’t mask the fact that many workers feel left behind. Gallup’s...

WalletHub: R.I. 6th-best state in nation to have a baby, Mass....

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts remain among the best states in the nation to have a baby, according to a report by WalletHub.  In...

CVS Health hikes 2025 forecast again, boosted by insurance, pharmacy businesses

CVS Health Corp. topped Wall Street expectations for the second quarter and hiked its full-year forecast again, as the health care giant continued to...

R.I. again second-best state in nation for health care, WalletHub says

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has again been recognized as having the second-best health care system in the nation, according to a study published Monday...
HEALTH KICK: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has focused much of his attention during his tenure in office on the state’s health care system. He says it remains a top priority for the final 18 months of his term. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

POWER SURGE: AG Neronha has asserted his authority in the name...

Peter F. Neronha is in the homestretch of his second – and final – term as Rhode Island’s attorney general, and his workload is...
READY TO CAMPAIGN?: Term-limited ­Attorney ­General Peter 
F. Neronha says he’ll decide this summer whether he’ll run for governor next year. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Term-limited AG has full plate as he mulls gubernatorial run

Rhode Island’s activist attorney general, Peter F. Neronha, has lots of unfinished business as he hits the homestretch of his second and final term. He’s...

Lawmakers ease medical debt burden

State leaders still have work to do to ease R.I.’s health care and housing crises but give lawmakers credit for eliminating one often-hidden financial...
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