Rhode Island’s unemployment rate ticked down again in May from 6.1 percent to 5.9 percent. The economy gained 3,400 jobs. The biggest gains came in…
hospitals
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Debrief: “Reinvent Medicaid” Survives House Budget
House lawmakers will vote next week on an $8.7 billion dollar state budget. More than a third of it pays for health care and other related services….
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Federal Magistrate Sullivan a Candidate for U.S. District judgeship
If U.S. senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrats both, are searching for a fine candidate for the opening on U.S. District Court in…
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Basic Research Boosted By Millions In NIH Funds For RI Hospital, Women & Infants
The National Institutes of Health has awarded another round of millions of dollars in research funding to two of Rhode Island’s major teaching hospitals…
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Debrief: Are Grindr Or Tinder To Blame For Rise In STDs?
Rhode Island’s Department of Health announced a sharp uptick in cases of sexually transmitted infections. Some have chalked it up to the increasing…
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Neighborhood Health Plan On Track To Save Millions With Home Health Program
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, which manages thousands of the state’s Medicaid patients, has found a way to bring down health costs for some…
