Tag: Affordable Care Act
Keck to step down as CEO and president of Blue Cross...
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and President Kim A. Keck will be leaving the local health insurer at...
Amid the health crisis, a new focus on benefits
Six months ago, companies in Rhode Island that were worried about keeping talented employees were talking about salary increases and benefits enhancements. The job...
A lifeline for pre-Medicare adults
Ten years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is now asking the Supreme Court to overturn it. Yet it’s...
For college students, questions of coverage
As colleges and universities decide whether to reopen their campuses this fall, much of the discussion has focused on the ethics behind the decision...
U.S. coronavirus crisis long time in making
As the coronavirus pandemic exerts a tighter grip on the nation, critics of the Trump administration have repeatedly highlighted its changes to the nation’s...
HSRI sees 32,704 signups for 2020
EAST PROVIDENCE – Enrollment in the state’s health insurance market for 2020 totaled 32,704 individuals and families during the open enrollment period, an increase...
Five Questions With Marie Ganim
Marie L. Ganim | R.I. health insurance commissioner
1. Who can expect to see the most savings from the state’s reinsurance program that went...
Drug costs for some U.S. seniors to rise by hundreds of...
NEW YORK – Senior citizens with high prescription drug costs are facing hundreds of dollars in additional expenses next year, according to a new...
Reinsurance program helps curb premiums
Sam Salganik sees hardship cases of Rhode Islanders struggling to pay for health care. But he’s seeing less of it.
“The state is making progress,”...
Under Trump, U.S. is sicker
Let’s revisit Ronald Reagan’s “Are you better off now than four years ago?” question, zooming in on health.
President Donald Trump, take a reverse-bow. You...
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