Tag: HEALTH CARE
RIDOH effort aims to lower the barriers to getting HIV meds
With HIV diagnoses on the rise nationwide and in Rhode Island, a new R.I. Department of Health initiative is looking to expand access to...
UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside a New York City hotel
NEW YORK (AP) – UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday morning in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting outside a Manhattan hotel...
PBN summit panel: Weaknesses exposed in R.I.’s primary care system
Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington, says she could easily make the drive from her home in Barrington to Massachusetts and make much more money...
Diossa launches medical debt relief program
PROVIDENCE – R.I. General Treasurer James A. Diossa on Tuesday announced a partnership with a nonprofit charity to help ease the pain of medical...
For ‘indispensable’ foreign doctors, immigration is getting too hard
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: the U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it’s becoming harder for aspiring...
R.I. Latinas are giving life to the economy, and they should...
Hispanic Heritage Month provides an opportunity to reflect on the impact Hispanics have made in our culture every year. Whether we recognize it or...
New guidance for med spas and IV therapies seen as restrictive,...
Dr. Michael Souza had mixed feelings when he saw that state health officials recently had enacted new guidance for a growing number of Rhode...
Pact between Lifespan, Brown may change R.I. health care landscape
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its effect on...
Med school debate spotlights ailing health care system
There are more questions than answers right now in the debate over whether Rhode Island should create a state medical school.
What would it cost?...
McKee signs several health care bills into law
CRANSTON – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed a package of health care bills into law Friday.
The seven-bill package includes six that were part of...
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