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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Wednesday December 04, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to Pay Pension Benefits for St. Joseph Health Services Workers & Retirees
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is taking steps to assume responsibility for the St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island Retirement Plan (St. Joseph Pension Plan), which covers about 2,500 current and future retirees. St. Joseph Health Services was a not-for-profit corporation that operated a hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. PBGC estimates that the St. Joseph Pens  more

VA Funds First Study on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Veterans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * New research would assess the potential benefit of psychedelics for treating PTSD and alcohol use disorder in Veterans * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will fund a study on Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted, or MDMA-assisted, therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder among Veterans. This is the fir  more