Tag: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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...
Neighborhood Health ranked top Medicare-Medicaid health plan in nation
SMITHFIELD – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island has announced it was rated the top Medicare-Medicaid Health Plan in the nation based on recently...
Amo tours R.I. cancer research lab
PROVIDENCE – Shortly after advocating for cancer treatment technology in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., received an update from Rhode Island researchers...
Three Lifespan hospitals ranked among America’s Best-In-State hospitals
PROVIDENCE – Newsweek has named Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital and Newport Hospital to its 2024 America’s Best-In-State Hospitals list.
Lifespan Corp. claimed three...
Three R.I. hospitals earn ‘A’ grade, 4 others get ‘B’ from...
PROVIDENCE – Three hospitals in Rhode Island have earned an “A” grade, while four others received a “B” and two more a “C” from...
Five Questions With: Melissa Cummings
Melissa Cummings is the executive vice president and chief customer officer at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. She discusses Blue Cross’ Medicare...
Blue Cross earns 5-star rating for Medicare Advantage plans
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island received a 5-star rating for all of its Medicare Advantage plans by the U.S....
EOHHS: Medicaid to cover doula, community health workers services
CRANSTON – Doula and community health worker services are now covered by Medicaid in Rhode Island after receiving federal approval from the Centers for...
Health insurers offering ‘grandkids on-demand’
Now in partnership with health plans in Rhode Island, a company called Papa Inc. is providing a service that’s been marketed as “grandkids on-demand,”...
Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plans earn 5-star rating
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s 2022 Medicare Advantage health maintenance organization, or HMO, and preferred provider organization, or PPO,...
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