Tag: Affordable Care Act
Four R.I. hospitals penalized for high patient injury, infection rates
PROVIDENCE — Four Rhode Island hospitals have been penalized with a 1 percent reduction in Medicare payments for fiscal 2018 by the federal Centers...
Congress sends Trump tax-cut bill in first GOP legislative win
WASHINGTON – House Republicans passed the most extensive rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years – hours after the Senate...
Senate passes U.S. tax overhaul, putting GOP on brink of big...
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans passed the most extensive rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years, a bill that delivers a...
Obamacare sign-ups extended for some amid long wait times Friday
NEW YORK - Some Americans will be given several extra days to sign up for Obamacare insurance plans after the federal enrollment period officially...
Hospital demand falls, industry groups differ on whether to embrace trend
Officials and an expert analysis agree Rhode Island has a hospital-bed surplus coupled with a trend toward diminishing demand for inpatient services, but local...
HSRI reports more, younger Affordable Care Act enrollees
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state-based Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange, reports more than three times the number of new enrollees since this...
Five Questions With Zachary W. Sherman
Zachary W. Sherman | Director, HealthSource RI
1. What is the biggest change in the 2018 marketplace? Is it the cost increases created by the...
Obamacare sign-ups stay strong with 47% increase in week 2
NEW YORK - Americans signed up for Obamacare at a brisk pace for a second straight week, an early sign that Republican efforts to...
Affordable Care Act enrollment starts stronger than 2016 in first 4...
NEW YORK - Americans signed up for Obamacare plans at a brisk pace early in this year’s open-enrollment period, despite repeated White House efforts...
HSRI renews 80% of eligible 2017 enrollees for 2018
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state-based Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange, reported a greater than 80 percent auto-renewal of 2017 enrollees and 6,000...