Tag: BCBSRI
R.I. health insurance commissioner approves double-digit 2026 rate hikes
CRANSTON – The R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner on Monday approved the commercial health insurance premiums for 2026. While the rate changes...
Insurers face new rules to bolster primary care
Health care professionals are closely monitoring the fallout of new regulations the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner established this year that are...
Insurers submit highest rate increase requests to OHIC in more than...
PROVIDENCE – Insurers' rate increase requests for individual, small and large group plans in 2026 were the highest the Office of the Health Commissioner has...
Blue Cross to raise primary care payments by $40M through 2028
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is raising its payments to primary care providers in the state by about $40...
Blue Cross lays off 30 employees, reports $115M loss in FY...
PROVIDENCE – After reporting a $115 million net loss in fiscal year 2024, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced plans to...
BCBSRI, Brown launch Rhode Island Voices
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Brown University’s School of Public Health have partnered on an offshoot of the...
BCBSRI grants $225K to Bradley for youth mental health services
PROVIDENCE – Bradley Hospital will receive $225,000 in support from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to enhance and expand the Pediatric...
BCBSRI to add PCP scores for cost efficiency and quality in...
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is adding primary care performance ratings for in-network doctors to its online “Find a...
OHIC reveals proposed insurance rate changes for 2020
PROVIDENCE – Health insurers doing business in Rhode Island have submitted their requests for rate increases for 2020, the R.I. Office of the Health...
BCBSRI grants $218K to anti-obesity programs
PROVIDENCE — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has awarded $218,000 through its BlueAngel Community Health Grants to nine organizations encouraging physical...



















