Tag: Rhode Island Business Group on Health
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...
Editor’s Choice: Brown Bag Lunch to feature ex-R.I. health director
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Brown Bag Lunch to feature ex-R.I. health director DR. MICHAEL FINE, former director of the R.I. Department of Health, will discuss his book...
Five Questions With: Paul Martineau
Paul Martineau stepped into the role of chairman of the board of directors at the Rhode Island Business Group on Health last month. He...
HSRI: Stable but will it ever cover costs?
Soon after the state established HealthSource RI in 2014, it was recognized as one of the nation’s most successful health-benefits exchanges in meeting enrollment...
New CMS rule requires hospitals to post pricing data online
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires hospitals’ pricing data to be posted to their websites, billed as the first step toward a...
Are your health care dollars wasted?
The 2019 health plan open-enrollment season is kicking off for many Rhode Island employers. Each year the rising cost of health care takes its...
Editor’s Choice: Discuss state issues with Ruggerio
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Discuss state issues with Ruggerio
THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will host an “Eggs & Issues” breakfast event with Senate President Dominick...