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BACK TO WORK: The General Assembly returned to work Jan. 2 with legislative leaders warning that the budget surplus this year will likely be much smaller than recent years.  PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

Party’s over in GA; will state lawmakers adjust?

Editorial and Op-Ed 01/05/2024

State lawmakers started the last two General Assembly sessions with massive projected state budget surpluses and $1.1 billion in federal pandemic aid to hand...

McKee, EOHHS announce procurement for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations

Health Services 12/17/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced the Request For Proposals for Managed Care...

CCA Health RI adds WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care to...

Health Services 12/03/2023

PROVIDENCE – Commonwealth Care Alliance Rhode Island LLC, known as CCA Health Rhode Island, has announced that it has added WellOne Primary Medical and...

HealthSource annual open enrollment period begins

Health Services 11/01/2023

PROVIDENCE – The annual open enrollment period for HealthSource RI, the state's health insurance marketplace, has officially begun. Gov. Daniel J. McKee and HealthSource RI...

CCA Health R.I. partners with West Bay Community Action to improve...

Health Services 10/29/2023

PROVIDENCE – Commonwealth Care Alliance Rhode Island LLC, doing business as CCA Health Rhode Island, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with West Bay Community...

TALKING MODE: Lifespan Corp. CEO and President John Fernandez says the hospital group is in negotiations with the city of Providence over its payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, but he’s unwilling to detail the progress of the talks in the press.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A healing touch? Lifespan’s new CEO aims to cure what ails...

Cover Story 10/27/2023

It’s been almost a year since John Fernandez was named CEO and president of Lifespan Corp., so he’s had plenty of time to develop...

Five Questions With: Dr. Kristin Russell

Health Services 10/01/2023

Dr. Kristin Russell stepped into her new role as Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s new chief medical officer in May. Russell spoke about her...

HEALTHY CHOICES: Anusha Venkataraman, managing director of the Central Providence Opportunities Health Equity Zone, at Merino Park in Providence, where residents in several city neighborhoods voted to install composting toilets, as well as make improvements at other city parks.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

These Providence residents were asked how best to spend $1M in...

Focus 09/29/2023

If you were given $1 million to improve the health and wellness of the people in your neighborhood, how would you spend it? That question...

LIFESAVER: East Providence Fire Department Capt. John Potvin calls naloxone a wonder drug when it comes to reversing the effects of an overdose. That’s why many are celebrating Narcan now being sold over the counter.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Narcan sold in stores seen as pivotal in R.I. drug crisis

Focus 09/29/2023

East Providence Fire Department Capt. John Potvin has seen the lifesaving effects of naloxone in action dozens of times throughout his more than 30...