Tag: Amy Nunn
R.I. state budget extends pilot program offering fruit and veggie discounts...
More than 140,000 Rhode Islanders will have another year of access to fresh produce discounts at select grocery stores thanks to funding in the...
Biotech ‘sandbox’ bill raises oversight concerns
With Rhode Island making a push for the state to become a burgeoning hub for life sciences and biotechnology firms by building lab space...
McKee’s proposed FY2027 budget drops GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from...
Are GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss becoming too outsized a line item for continued coverage through the state Medicaid program? That’s what Gov....
Rhode Islanders are slow to get the COVID-19 shot this year....
Nurse practitioner Michaela Maynard braced for a barrage of questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine.
But most patients at Open Door Health in Providence,...
Panel: ARPA funds can help mend health safety net
Lindsay Lang sees trouble coming in maintaining health insurance for some Rhode Islanders, and she wants state lawmakers to act before it’s too late.
Lang,...
Sugary beverage tax stirs up debate
New tax legislation could make buying sugary soft drinks costlier in Rhode Island, and it’s stirring up a debate over the measure’s potential positive...














