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Blue Cross plans rank high on U.S. News list
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s BlueSolutions for HAS Direct Plan 5000/10000 plan was the only insurance plan in Rhode Island to earn five stars on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the Best Health Insurance Plans. more
| 11/2/12
Blue Cross & Blue Shield wine tasting raises $5K
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island recently raised more than $5,300 during a wine-tasting event benefiting Friends Way, Rhode Island’s only bereavement center for children and families. more
11/19/12
New study documents payment disparity at R.I. hospitals
(Updated, 2:45 p.m.) A new comprehensive study released Wednesday by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller documents payment disparity by hospitals and payers in Rhode Island. more
OHIC releases analysis of market, enrollment trends for R.I. insurers
Two reports released today by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller provide insight into market trends covering Rhode Island’s commercial health insurers. more
Clinica Esperanza receives $40K from Blue Cross for walk-in center
The Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic received a $40,000 grant from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to help fund its new walk-in Cheer clinic. more
| 12/17/12
R.I. employers pay more for health insurance than U.S. average
Rhode Island employers pay more for employee health insurance than the national average in spite of a slowdown in the annual rate of increase, according to a study by USI Insurance Services. more
| 12/24/12
Health insurers are hitting primary care spending targets
A new report issued today by the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner found that commercial health insurers met the spending targets for primary care in 2011 and are expected to do so for 2012. more
R.I. wins conditional approval for health insurance exchange
Rhode Island was granted conditional approval to operate its R.I. Health Benefits Exchange, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today, one week after Rhode Island submitted a 1,000-page “Exchange Blueprint.” more
Study documents disparity in payments to hospitals
A comprehensive study documenting a disparity in payments to hospitals in 2010 in Rhode Island lays bare “the legacy of the old way business was done, through confidential negotiations between hospitals and commercial insurance companies,” according to Thomas J. Breen, vice president and chief financial officer at South County Hospital in South Kingstown. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 1/7/13
Analysis offered of new census figures on uninsured
New U.S. Census Bureau figures released on Sept. 12 revealed that there were 120,500 Rhode Islanders under 65 who did not have health insurance in 2011. more
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