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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 Massachusetts-based Partners HealthCare, which merged two major hospital systems, Massachusetts General and Br...
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 Children's 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 consumers and insurers, as has happened elsewhere in the United States with mergers. Sen. Joshua Miller,...
Share it Editor's 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 arrival of vaccines has prompted hope, the rollout has been slow and fragmented, left up to each s...
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 that's 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 Centers for Disease Control released a troubling report on mental health in the U.S. amid the pand...