Tag: Affordable Care Act
Rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage
My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” was thrust into the spotlight recently,...
Whitehouse seeks a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, Dems favored...
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island is looking to win a fourth term in the U.S. Senate while Democrats are heavily favored to...
Dentist group, insurers reach an accord
A resolution to a long-running debate between Rhode Island dentists and insurers over reimbursement rates is finally on the horizon.
Dentists in Rhode Island have...
Obamacare consumer protections enacted in state law
PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers have taken steps to enact many of the consumer protections of the federal Affordable Care Act in state law, in...
Jha: Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 because country...
WASHINGTON – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who is the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, tweeted...
Record 16.3M seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON (AP) – A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first...
Langevin: ACA passage was ‘a personal fight’
PROVIDENCE – Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., understands the life-changing effects of health care firsthand.
The Democratic congressman who has represented the state’s 2nd District...
A guiding light for those starting motherhood
Many years ago, registered nurse Kathleen Moren noticed that breastfeeding mothers in Rhode Island were lacking the support they needed.
Her time working as a...
R.I. health insurance commissioner joins other states in supporting ACA recommendations
PROVIDENCE – Marie Ganim, Rhode Island's outgoing health insurance commissioner, signed a letter on Wednesday pledging to work with President-elect Joe Biden on health...
Rhode Island Free Clinic provides a much-needed lifeline for Rhode Island...
PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020
Excellence at a Social Service Agency: Rhode Island Free Clinic
EVEN AFTER EXPERIENCING “significant disruption” this year due to the...