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MACHINE PREP: Dr. Ling Zhang, left, and Dr. Gregory D. Jay, owner of Lubris LLC, prepare the AKTA machine to purify antibodies at the Lubris lab. Lubris has licensed the glycoprotein lubricin to Novartis to use as a dry-eye treatment. / PBN PHOTO/
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Lifespan researcher scores commercial hit with biolubricant Novartis deal

Dr. Gregory D. Jay, owner of Lubris LLC, is celebrating his company’s licensing of lubricin as a clinically superior dry-eye treatment to Novartis, which...
FOLLOW-UP: Sam Slade, center, vice president employer segment, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, and Melissa Cummings, right, senior vice president, chief customer officer, BCBSRI, talk with attendees following the PBN Health Care Summit on Oct. 5. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

‘Creative’ changes to ACA possible, but repeal dead

Affordable Care Act reform is more likely than repeal, and employers should take better advantage of cost-saving, health-plan tools in the meantime, according to...
LIFESPAN CORP. HAS removed and capped contaminated soil at its 145 Globe St. property in the Jewelry District of Providence, above, a former industrial site of the Victory Finishing Technologies plant. The site has been covered with crushed stone. / PBN PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

Lifespan removes, caps contaminated soil at Jewelry District property

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. is completing environmental remediation of contaminated soil at its property at 145 Globe St., in the Jewelry District, including the...
FISCAL HELP: Dr. James Fanale, executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Care New England Health System, meets with Alyscia Grant, director of clinical integration and care-delivery redesign. Fanale anticipates improved finances in fiscal 2018, with the inclusion of a $16 million increase to Medicaid reimbursements in this year’s state budget. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Struggling R.I. hospitals welcome $16 million Medicaid boost

Rhode Island hospitals will see a $16 million increase to Medicaid reimbursements in the state budget this year, marking the first year-over-year increase in...
STUNNED: Although Linda McDonald, a veteran registered nurse and president of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals union, knew a merger was coming with Care New England, she was stunned at the size of CNE’s new partner, Boston-based Partners Healthcare, and the number of jobs at stake. / PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Health care mergers impacting local union members

In one night Care New England dumped a proposed merger with Lifespan Corp. for a deal with Boston-based nonprofit Partners Healthcare, but the idea...
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