Tag: Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
HealthSource RI enrolls record 42K during latest open period
EAST PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI, the state’s health insurance marketplace, reported its highest-ever open enrollment total Wednesday of 42,695.
This year 8,557 residents enrolled in...
Disputed $15.5B R.I. Medicaid contract canceled amid new federal requirements
Rhode Island officials have scrapped a tentative, $15.5 billion, five-year contract to manage the state Medicaid program amid new federal rules, Kerri White, a...
U.S. News ranks 7 R.I. nursing homes among best in nation
PROVIDENCE – Seven nursing homes in Rhode Island are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report.
The global authority...
Struggling nursing homes mull change in direction to save themselves
Richard Gamache was armed with a plan to save his nursing home this spring. The question was if he had enough time to put...
Warwick-based Assisted Daily Living bought by Texas company
PROVIDENCE – A Texas-based home health provider with a presence in 17 states has purchased Assisted Daily Living Inc., a 50-person skilled home health...
Taryn Sylvia promoted to director of nursing at Grace Barker Health
WARREN – Grace Barker Health, a skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, assisted living and adult day health provider located in Warren, has promoted Taryn Sylvia...
HopeHealth Visiting Nurse earns Joint Commission accreditation, recertification
LINCOLN – HopeHealth Visiting Nurse has earned accreditation and recertification for its home health care and community-based palliative care program after passing a federal...
Kent offers state’s first ‘hospital-at-home’ acute care program
Call it home sweet hospital.
Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick recently received a waiver from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and...
COVID-19 stimulus bill could help R.I. hospitals
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island hospitals could see a $28 million yearly boost in Medicare reimbursements if the U.S. House passes the COVID-19 relief bill...
Nursing home staffing bill passes R.I. Senate
PROVIDENCE – Legislation requiring a set number of hours of daily care for nursing home residents and a pay raise for certified nursing assistants...