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A July 25 deadline set by the R.I. Attorney General’s office looms for Steward Health Care to close its deal to acquire Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket and its sister facility, the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in North Smithfield.
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After enduring two weeks of attacks in what he termed a “distasteful,” “fear-mongering” and “mud-slinging” media campaign, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island President and CEO Peter Andruszkiewicz responds and present the health insurer’s point of view.
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Nine Rhode Island hospitals will be penalized by the government starting in October because many of their patients are re-admitted soon after discharge. The Rhode Island institutions will lose a total of $1.6 million in Medicare funds, with Rhode Island Hospital losing the most at $699,765.
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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller announced today his decision to “significantly lower “ the average requested 2013 health insurance premiums for Rhode Island’s three commercial insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England and Tufts Health Plan.
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Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein lifted his stay today, allowing the lawsuit against Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island by Landmark Medical Center to move forward – at least as far as an Aug. 30 hearing on the merits.
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Care New England have signed a letter of intent to reopen their current contract and create a new, five-year “partnership” that repositions reimbursements according to new global payment and quality metrics.
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More than 750 of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s nearly 1,000 employees went to work Thursday as volunteers at more than 20 community agencies across Rhode Island.
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling this morning on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, upholding the law, saying in a 5-4 decision that the law, with its mandate requiring health insurance coverage, was constitutional.
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Christine C. Ferguson will be appointed by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee as the new director of the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange at a news conference at the Statehouse, state officials annouced Thursday.
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All three of Rhode Island’s health insurers filed rate increase requests for both small and large groups for 2013 well below their historical trend, according to analysis provided by the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner.
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