The governor says her executive order will help patients seek the care they need and allow physicians to provide better services.
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Lifespan Finds A New Partner: Coastal Medical
Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital group, has negotiated a deal with Coastal Medical that will expand its network of primary care providers in the state.
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Growing Concern Over Warwick Finances Could Spark Changes To City Pension, Health Care Plans
Officials say the time has come to restructure city employee benefit packages.
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: The RI Hospital Merger Follies
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has stepped in to halt the takeover of a string of Rhode Island hospitals by Partners HealthCare, a Boston hospital giant. Scott MacKay, political analyst for The Public’s Radio, says a Rhode Island solution to the hospital business will require compromises that the state’s hospital leaders have not been willing to forge.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For June 7
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. At least until this week, the future of Rhode Island’s healthcare landscape was arguably the most important under-reported story in the state. So many things […]
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Political Roundtable: Abney On RI Budget & Fresh Talks Between Lifespan, Brown and Care New England
RI House Finance Chairman Marvin Abney (D-Newport) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the emerging House budget, and renewed talks, brokered by Gov. Raimondo, between Care New England, Lifespan, and Brown University.
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RI Joins Multi-State Lawsuit, Claiming Federal Religious Rights Rule Unconstitutional
Rhode Island is one of two dozen states suing the federal government over a rule that protects health care providers who refuse to provide services that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs. Part of the reason for the suit: state prosecutors say the rule conflicts with existing state and federal laws.
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Health Care Revolt 2: Dr. Michael Fine On A Community Health Station And The Push For Single-Payer Health Care
The precarious state of American health care is the subject of a new book by Dr. Michael Fine former director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, titled Health Care Revolt: How to Organize, Build a Health Care System, and Resuscitate Democracy—All at the Same Time. He recently talked with The Public’s Radio political analyst […]
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Health Care Revolt 1: Dr. Michael Fine Discusses The Direction Of Health Care In The US
Dr. Michael Fine led the Rhode Island Department of Health under Governor Lincoln Chafee. He now works for Blackstone Valley Community Health Care and has a new book about the health care system in the United States, Health Care Revolt: How to Organize, Build a Health Care System, and Resuscitate Democracy—All at the Same Time. […]
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Federal Judge Will Hold Hearings On CVS-Aetna Merger
In a highly unusual move, the judge will allow testimony from witnesses who have objections to the Justice Department’s decision on the already-approved deal.
