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The House on Friday morning approved President Biden's $1.7 trillion social spending plan, in a 220 to 213 vote largely along party lines. "This bill is monumental, it's historic, it's transformative, it's bigger than anything we've ever done," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. The bill moves to the Senate where it is expected to be reduced in size and could pass under

The acclaim: That after years of failed efforts, Rhode Island would finally have an integrated, academic-based health system supporting world-class care and research. The concern: That such a system could result in layoffs and also prove costly to consumers and insurers, as has happened elsewhere in the United States with mergers. Sen. Joshua Miller, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, falls in the latter camp. In an email, Miller cited the experience of Massachuset...

Lifespan-Care New England merger greeted with acclaim, caution G. Wayne Miller, The Providence Journal © The providence Journal / G. Wayne Miller Alan Hassenfeld and Al Verrecchia at Hasbro Childrens Hospital a few years ago. The acclaim: That after years of failed efforts, Rhode Island would finally have an integrated, academic-based health system supporting world-class care and research. The concern: That such a system could result in layoffs and also prove costly to consum...

Share it Editors note: This story is part of a series on the trends that will shape the industry in 2021. You can find all the articles on our trendline. For a look at the business trends affecting other industries, see the Dive Outlook on 2021. A year since COVID-19 hit U.S. shores, the pandemic is still raging as deaths and cases strain hospital resources.  Amid the scrambling, however, providers and payers are adjusting to a new normal likely to continue for months if not beyond. Though ...

The Boom of the Burnout Business Copy link By Andrew Hirschfeld Copy link WHY YOU SHOULD CARE A growing set of startups is offering solutions for the burnout burden thats rising amid the pandemic. By Andrew Hirschfeld January22, 2021 More and more workers around the world are struggling with burnout, with working from home leading to longer hours and less leisure time. Now a growing set of startups is blossoming amid that crisis. Their business model? A promise to fix burnouts. In June, the...