This week, officials from the state’s health and human services agency are testifying at the Statehouse about proposed budgets for their departments….
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Nepalese Scholar At Brown Coordinates Relief Efforts
A Nepalese scholar at Brown University is using his international development expertise and personal knowledge of the country to help guide relief…
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New Data Reveal Most Prescribed Drugs To RI Medicare Recipients
In 2013, the top prescribed drug for Rhode Islanders with Medicare drug plans was Omeprazole, a treatment for heart burn, ulcers, and gastroesophageal…
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Public Health Officials Update Opioid Overdose Numbers, Cite Strategies To Combat Trend
Accidental drug overdose deaths continue to increase in Rhode Island. That’s some of the discouraging news public health experts delivered at a Rhode…
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A Deeper Dive: 34 Initiatives To Change Medicaid
A group of 29 Rhode Islanders, from health care providers to policy experts and lawmakers, has been convening for several months to come up with a plan…
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No Easy Task: “Reinventing” Medicaid To Improve Health, Contain Costs
Today is the due date for a plan to cut nearly $180 million dollars from Medicaid. Half of that is state funding, the other matching federal dollars. To…
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House Committee Hears Proposal On HealthSource RI Tax
State lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday about a proposed tax on health insurance to pay for the state’s online health insurance exchange, HealthSource…
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Brown University To Host Medical Marijuana Forum
Brown University hosts a forum Tuesday on legalizing marijuana. The event will feature doctors and researchers with perspective on the health effects of…
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Revenues Up, Spending Down As Lawmakers Consider Budget Proposals
Lawmakers have begun the process of estimating how much money the state can spend in 2016 (through the Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conference). They…
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Cranston Police Receive Autism Training
Cranston police have begun special training to help them work better with people with autism. The training is geared toward preventing a police…