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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Rhode Island’s Never-Ending Hospital Merger Debacle

The hospital merger battles are heating up again in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says this dispute is an example of how Rhode Island’s political establishment has failed to address health care policy.

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Political Roundtable: Neronha On His Priorities As AG, Partners HealthCare Merger & Legalizing Marijuana

Rhode Island Attorney General-elect Peter Neronha joins Political Roundtable to discuss his priorities as AG, his view of the proposed takeover of CARE New England by Partners HealthCare, and whether 2019 is the right time for Rhode Island to legalize marijuana.

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Nurses Union Opposes Fast-Track Regulatory Review Of Care New England-Partners Deal

The union representing nurses at Care New England is asking state health regulators to deny the hospital system’s request for a fast-track review of its proposed takeover by Massachusetts-based Partners HealthCare. The United Nurses and Allied Professionals Union – which represents about 1,200 of the hospital system’s employees – said in a Sept. 5, 2018 letter to […]

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