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Commonwealth Care Alliance announces Medicare plans ahead of R.I. expansion

PROVIDENCE – Commonwealth Care Alliance, a Boston-based health care organization that is planning a 2022 expansion into the Ocean State, has announced a range...

NHPRI to add companionship, food and exercise benefits to Medicare-Medicaid plan...

SMITHFIELD – Members of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s INTEGRITY Medicare-Medicaid plan will see new benefits in 2022, including a service that offers...

State controller: FY 21 budget year ends $51M above expected surplus

PROVIDENCE – Higher income and sales tax revenue combined with federal emergency management reimbursements boosted the state’s fiscal 2021 surplus to $332 million as...

Cranston author and financial adviser releases updated ‘Medicare Untangled’ edition

CRANSTON – Local author and registered financial adviser Karen Emma has released an expanded version of her book “Medicare Untangled,” a guidebook for consumers...
PATIENT-FOCUSED: Throughout her various leadership roles, Christine Gadbois, now the CEO of CareLink Inc., has worked to expand health care access to patients. At her initiative, CareLink recently developed a psychiatry consultation program for nursing home and group home residents. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Gadbois sets tone for CareLink through leading by example

PBN 2021 Business Women Awards Industry Leader Health Care Services: Christine Gadbois, CareLink Inc. Volunteering as a 13-year-old candy striper set up Christine Gadbois for a...

Blue Cross grants $610K to HabitatPVD for improvements to seniors’ homes

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to help older people age safely in their own homes, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has...

Tufts Health Plan partners with Providence Community Health Centers

PROVIDENCE – Members of Tufts Health Plan’s Medicaid RITogether plan now have access to care from providers at Providence Community Health Centers. Tufts announced the...
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Valverde receives Golden Paw Award from Animal Rescue Rhode Island

SEN. BRIDGET G. VALVERDE, D-North Kingstown, received the Golden Paw Award from Animal Rescue Rhode Island. The annual award is given to organizations and...
REMODELING: Kathryn Power, director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, says a reorganization proposal for Eleanor Slater Hospital will provide its patients with the appropriate care.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Questions raised over plans to restructure Eleanor Slater Hospital

The complicated finances and history of the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital may take another turn. The network of four satellite hospital buildings, which care for...
CHALLENGED: 
Nursing homes across the state are losing money amid the pandemic, as they fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pictured, from left, are Bethany Home of Rhode Island employees David Briggs, director of therapy; Linda Wilson, office manager; and Elizabeth Sarro, administrator.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. nursing homes need help in daily fight for survival

COVID-19’s economic effects will last well beyond the widespread availability of vaccines for many Rhode Island businesses, with nursing homes at the top of...
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