Tag: Cory King
With tax credits about to end, Rhode Islanders could pay thousands...
As the Dec. 31 end to federal subsidies for federal health care nears, pressure is mounting on insurers, providers, and the nearly 40,000 Rhode...
Federal budget leaves a big, beautiful question mark over R.I.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee sprung to action, pledging to “activate” his cabinet to prepare for federal funding cuts in a video clip released hours...
Health insurers eye huge rate hikes
More fallout from Rhode Island’s simmering health care crisis: Prepare yourself for unusually high insurance rate increases next year.
Rate hikes proposed to the R.I....
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...
OHIC: hospital, drug costs drove jump in health care spending
CRANSTON – Hospital and drug costs were the main drivers of a 7.8% rise in health care spending in 2023, according to a report...
PBN summit panel: Weaknesses exposed in R.I.’s primary care system
Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington, says she could easily make the drive from her home in Barrington to Massachusetts and make much more money...
PBN Health Care Summit: R.I.’s fragile system is now in ‘crisis’
WARWICK – Six months ago, Dr. Michael Wagner said Rhode Island’s health care was fragile. Now he says it’s in a state of crisis.
Among...
Dentist group, insurers reach an accord
A resolution to a long-running debate between Rhode Island dentists and insurers over reimbursement rates is finally on the horizon.
Dentists in Rhode Island have...
New R.I. law protects patients who rely on specialty infusion drugs
Specialty drugs might come in a delicate glass vial in the mail, shipped by a specialty pharmacy in a styrofoam carton cushioned with ice...
BCBSRI to cut almost 65% of prior authorization requirements for primary...
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced Thursday it will eliminate almost 65% of prior authorization requirements for primary care...
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