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The headline for the story under which this photo ran ws: "Snagging ex-Steward hospitals, Brown Health secures a foothold in Massachusetts." The caption read: "Brown University Health CEO John Fernandez (left), and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey unfurled a Brown University Health banner for St. Anne's Hospital, covering the former Steward Family Hospital sign, during a ceremony at the Fall River hospital on Nov. 19."
It is all about the narrative
PROVIDENCE – Early on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson was ruthlessly gunned down in midtown Manhattan, murdered outside the entrance to the Hilton Hotel. … more
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Are you a good witch? There were signs to be seen everywhere that the latest movie version of "Wicked" had landed in Rhode Island -- in this case, in a parking lot in Providence. Of course, it could be evidence of an elf being run over, a totem to a disgruntled holiday shopper.
Paying attention to the vernacular of “wicked”
EAST PROVIDENCE – The empty parking lot at University Orthopedics is enveloped in darkness on the early morning of Black Friday, Nov. 29. There is a bone-chilling wind sweeping across … more
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Paige Parks, left, executive director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, and Michaela Carroll, Health Policy Associate, shared their views of the legislative priorities to protect children and families in Rhode Island.
Are the kids alright?
PROVIDENCE – When Rhode Island KIDS COUNT convenes its “Celebration of Children’s Health and Well-Being” at 12 noon on Monday, Dec. 2, at the Providence Marriott, the … more
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Dr. Megan Ranney at the groundbreaking in 2022 for the new state public health lab in Providence.
“Do not let the spin cycle wear you down”
Editor’s Note: In the aftermath of the election of former President Donald Trump, there has been an avalanche of commentary across numerous social media platforms, all attempting to provide … more
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Cory King, R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner, speaking at the public forum in 2022 on Health Care Spending Trends in Rhode Island, held on Monday, May 8.
What the numbers of health costs tell us
PROVIDENCE – There is so much news swirling about the delivery of health care these days it is, as Firesign Theatre, the comedy troop, once quipped, “hard to tell the ACs from the … more
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In a moment of male whimsy, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse banged the gavel to open his keynote address at the May 28 health care summit at the R.I. Statehouse on Tuesday, May 28. Sen. Whitehouse began his address by lamenting the fact that the merger between Lifespan and Care New England did not go through. The Senator then urged the state to go all in and apply for the AHEAD program which would transition the state into a value-based, annualized payment system of care. The oversized role that Optum plays in the delivery of Medicaid managed care was not discussed.
The Medicaid contracting mess
PROVIDENCE – For the second time in three years, the McKee Administration has had to slam on the brakes on its effort to award the Medicaid Manage Care Organization [MCO] contract to private … more
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