Tag: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Neronha joins lawsuit challenging new Medicaid work requirements
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with 23 other state attorneys general and two governors, joined a lawsuit on Monday challenging the...
R.I. allots $33M for rural and home health care, including IT modernization
PROVIDENCE – The McKee administration is seeking to dedicate nearly a quarter of its Rural Health Transformation Program funding in “a major step forward...
R.I. officials to focus on rural health care with $156M grant
PROVIDENCE – State officials will target health care improvements in Rhode Island's 18 designated rural communities through a $156 million grant.
The award, announced Tuesday...
New bill would expand access to high-quality care for patients of...
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., have introduced bipartisan legislation known as the ACO Assignment Improvement Act.
The legislation expands...
R.I. joins list of states partnering with Centers for Medicare &...
PROVIDENCE – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that Rhode Island, along with 32 other states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto...
CVS Caremark ordered to pay $95M for overbilling Medicare
PROVIDENCE – CVS Caremark, the pharmacy manager of CVS Health Corp., has been ordered to refund the U.S. government $95 million for overbilling Medicare...
Already on life support, hospitals blast McKee’s FY26 proposed funding cuts...
Seventy-two minutes after Gov. Daniel J. McKee released his proposed fiscal 2026 budget on Jan. 16, the state’s hospital trade group fired back.
The Hospital...
Lifespan behind on financial goals; capital improvements to come
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. posted a $4.6 million operating income in the second quarter of 2024, but the state’s largest health system has some...
R.I. to get $40.7M for behavioral and mental health services
PROVIDENCE – The state will get $40.7 million in federal funding over the next two years to improve access to behavioral and mental health...
Study: R.I. ranked 20th-worst state for nursing home staffing in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – As nursing facilities nationwide are facing shortages, Rhode Island ranked as the 20th-worst state for senior care staffing, according to a recent...
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