Tag: Affordable Care Act
HSRI: Sign-ups for health care coverage outpace last year so far
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state’s health insurance exchange, reports 31,000 people have signed up for health care coverage about a month into the...
PBN Health Care Summit identifies, discusses issues that matter
PBN held its fall Health Care Summit late in October, with the goal of bringing the business community up to date on the current...
‘Confusion’ over ACA’s future threatens market stability
A weakened individual mandate for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act taking effect next year remains a potent threat to local health care...
Obamacare has survived. Can it thrive?
November is here, and in most U.S. states that means the start of open enrollment, the sign-up period for obtaining insurance via the Affordable...
PBN Health Care Summit: Waste remains, ACA stability threatened
WARWICK — Health care waste remains a challenge and opioid overdose care needs long-term direction, while federally induced instability continues to threaten Affordable Care...
Raimondo executive order instructs agencies to safeguard health care access
PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Wednesday formalizing her commitment to preserve the Affordable Care Act by directing state agencies...
Obamacare poised for booster shot
Health spending accounts for 18 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, and disagreements about government’s role in paying for these costs and ensuring coverage...
OHIC: Short-term health plans not approved for sale in R.I.
PROVIDENCE - The Trump Administration’s plan to expand access to short-term, limited duration health plans which omit coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act...
Trump expands availability of short-term health plans
NEW YORK - Short-term health plans with a history of consumer complaints will get a larger role in the U.S. insurance market under a Trump...
Is your business using HealthSource RI to help employees gain health...
Despite being unable to completely eliminate the health insurance marketplaces – like HealthSource RI – that the Affordable Care Act ushered into existence, the...