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Dr. Michael Fine: Why it’s crazy we don’t have community paramedicine everywhere in Rhode Island

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By Michael Fine
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One of the things driving health care cost increases in the US is the way people use emergency rooms for routine medical care. Between 40 and 88 percent of all emergency room visits are for diseases and conditions that don’t require hospitalization – for colds and sore throats and simple sprains, headaches and back pain. The cost difference is outrageous. A same-day visit to a primary care clinician runs between $100 and $170. The average cost for an emergency room visit is between $2400 and $2800.
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Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about health care in Lithuania

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By Michael Fine
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I’ve just returned from a brief research trip to Lithuania, which wasn’t focused on health care. But while I was there, I had the opportunity to discuss the Lithuanian health care system with a colleague who runs the district health center of a small Lithuanian city. I learned that Lithuania, like most of Europe and the developing world, has a single national compulsory insurance fund, so everyone has a way to pay for health care. Working people contribute from their wages or income.
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Rhode Island Weather for June 29, 2026

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By Michael Fine
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On Monday, June 29, 2026, in Rhode Island, look for a mostly sunny and very pleasant summer day with comfortable warmth and low humidity. WEATHER NOTE:  Starting Thursday serious heat and humidity is expected to come in and stay for a few days – with heat humidity indexes in the low 100s. Morning starts nice and cool with lows in the low-to-mid 60s under partly to mostly clear skies.
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