Care New England Health System closed Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit Monday, prompting accusations by the hospital’s union that it violated…
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In One Puerto Rican Mountain Town, Health Care Volunteers Frustrated By Logistics
Blanca Ortiz-Torres was sitting in a Puerto Rican oasis. She was at a working bakery in the tiny mountain town of Maricao that had both a generator and…
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Searching For Health Insurance? You May Need A Navigator
Inside a conference center in Cranston, Robert Collington tried to find out what he’ll have to pay for his health plan come January. He’d come to the…
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How New England Providers Are Responding To A Call For ‘Sanctuary Hospitals’
For immigrants in the country illegally, the fear of running into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has made some public places…
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RI Fines Prime $1M For Illegally Converting Hospitals To Nonprofits
Rhode Island’s health department has fined Prime Healthcare Services $1 million for violating state law by failing to get permission to move its two…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The past week has featured a blur of campaign announcements, and Rhode Island’s 2018 campaign season is just getting started. So thanks for stopping by…
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Regunberg Unveils His Progressive Run For RI Lieutenant Governor
Rhode Island State Rep. Aaron Regunberg (D-Providence) announced Tuesday his campaign for lieutenant governor , saying that he’ll use his background as…
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S&P Downgrades Care New England’s Bond Rating
Standard and Poor’s credit rating agency has bumped Care New England’s bond rating down a notch after the hospital system announced plans last week to…
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TGIF: 21 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
It’s not every week when a big national story has dramatic consequences in Rhode Island, but that’s precisely what happened this time around with the…
