Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Patrick Kennedy, Life after addiction & the Federal Parity Law
Recently, Patrick Kennedy told his story about life after addiction in an interview with Tucker Carlson on the FOX Network. Click here: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6111239504001 The Kennedy Forum, begun by Patrick Kennedy has a literal step by step process for appealing denial or inequities in medical coverage for mental health, eating disorder and addiction care. The site…
Read MoreLifespan reported loss comes as no surprise
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Health Equity Zones keep gaining strength and traction in Rhode Island and attention across the nation, even as the current operating business model for hospitals becomes more and more challenged financially No one, really, should have been shocked or surprised by the news last week that Lifespan reported a loss of…
Read MoreReport shows wide divide between physical and mental/substance use healthcare access in RI
Milliman Research Report Shows The differential in affordable, accessible care for those with mental health and substance use conditions compared to physical health conditions is a health disparity that needs urgent attention. In the midst of an opioid epidemic and soaring suicide rates, nationally, and in Rhode Island, patients still find it difficult to access affordable…
Read MoreMatchmaker, matchmaker, find me a find, catch me a catch – Hospital Mergers in RI
Gov. Gina Raimondo steps into the role of yenta to try to broker a marriage between Lifespan, Care New England, and Brown University, in order to pursue a vision of a Camelot-like Rhode Island academic medical enterprise. by Richard Asinof Matchmaker, matchmaker, find me a find, catch me a catch The news that Gov. Gina…
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