Tag: HEALTH CARE
Health of R.I. workforce is all of our jobs
Rising drug prices, skyrocketing hospital costs, and high-cost claims are hammering employers across the country.
Rhode Island is no exception.
While there are efforts...
Partisan division rules with no end in sight for federal government...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund...
Brown Health agrees to add 40K primary care patients in deal...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health, Rhode Island’s largest health system, will acquire a major physician network and add 40,000 new patients to its primary...
In R.I., menopause added to list of workplace protections
Sitting in front of a microphone, donning bright-pink glasses, Lori Urso proceeded to educate a room of mostly men about a topic most don’t...
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 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...
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...
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