Tag: Rhode Island Business Group on Health
What does merger of large R.I. physician groups mean for cost,...
Brown University Health is preparing to absorb one of the state’s largest physician groups, putting more than 1,500 doctors under one entity – a...
Health insurance costs going from bad to worse
Skyrocketing health insurance rates, expensive government mandates and new taxes on insurance premiums – all these things play a role in fewer Rhode Island...
As health insurers seek big rate hikes, worries about sustainability grow
Rhode Island's health insurers are asking for the highest premium increases in more than a decade, saying the rate hikes are necessary to cover...
Report: R.I. hospitals’ operating costs to total expenses second highest in...
WAKEFIELD – As hospital expenses have skyrocketed in the past few decades, Rhode Island has struggled far more than other states with rising overhead...
Education, compensation key to addressing staffing shortages in health care
Now that American Rescue Plan Act funds have expired, the next six to eight months will be telling of what challenges remain in addressing...
R.I. commercial health care premiums are among the highest in the...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Islanders pay among the highest commercial health insurance premiums in the nation, according to a report from the Rhode Island...
Business group awarded $300K to support health care payment reform
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Rhode Island Business Group on Health has been awarded $300,000 by Arnold Ventures LLC, a philanthropic organization that looks to...
Monopoly concerns dominate second Lifespan-CNE public comment meeting
PROVIDENCE – Throughout a two-hour meeting held on Wednesday on the proposed Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System merger, many attendees raised...
Needed Slater overhaul will be costly
The price of transforming Eleanor Slater Hospital into a well-run, well-appointed hospital for Rhode Islanders with significant psychiatric or medical needs is unknown, but...
OHIC: Proposed hospital system merger has ‘significant implications’ for health care
PROVIDENCE – The proposed merger between Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System has significant implications for the affordability, access to and quality...
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