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Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Jones stepping down

Government 03/07/2022

PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee said on Monday that R.I. Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones will be stepping...

McKee announces $5.5M in ARPA funding for Early Intervention providers

Coronavirus 03/03/2022

PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee continues to roll out grant programs aimed at aiding the state's neediest sectors from the $119 million in...

RHODE ISLAND'S Assistant Secretary for Health and Medicaid Director Patrick M. Tigue will depart his role Feb. 1 for the private sector. / COURTESY EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

R.I. Director of Medicaid Tigue to depart in Feb.

Government 01/17/2020

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Medicaid Director and Assistant Secretary for Health Patrick M. Tigue will leave state employment for the private sector effective Feb. 1,...

RHODE ISLAND has received $5.4 million from the manufacturer of Suboxone to settle allegations of improper marketing and promotion. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JOHN MOORE

Suboxone manufacturer pays R.I. $5.4M settlement over improper promotion of drug

Government 10/28/2019

PROVIDENCE – Reckitt Benckiser Group has agreed to pay Rhode Island $5.2 million in a settlement over allegations that it improperly marketed and promoted...

BUSY CARETAKER: Victoria Mitchell, a certified nursing assistant at Hopkins Manor in North Providence, says she and her co-workers care for up to 11 patients per shift, bathing, dressing and feeding each one in turn. It is an increase from the eight patients Mitchell used to care for during her morning shift when she began working as a CNA 22 years ago.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Nursing homes care more with less

Cover Story 09/13/2019

When she started working as a certified nursing assistant 22 years ago, Victoria Mitchell was assigned about eight patients during her morning shifts. Now, Mitchell...

House Committee on Oversight: MTM, EOHHS have until Feb. 28 to...

Health Services 02/08/2019

PROVIDENCE — Medical Transportation Management Inc., is one month and hundreds of complaints into their three-and-a-half-year, $115 million contract with the Executive Office of...

THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE of Health and Human Services has expanded Medicaid coverage for Direct Acting Anti-viral Drugs to include all Medicaid enrollees.

R.I. expands coverage of hepatitis C-fighting drugs to all Medicaid enrollees

Health Services 07/12/2018

PROVIDENCE — When Medicaid enrollee Michelle Giron was denied coverage for hepatitis C-curing drugs the second time in May, she and the Rhode Island...

GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO has directed the R.I. Department of Adminstration to implement reforms that will enhance accountacbility, strengthen the state's standards for certification and licensing for employees and reforms that will increase the state's ability to discipline those who fail to meet those standards. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELI SHERMAN

Raimondo implements accountability reforms following EOHHS debacle

Government 06/08/2018

PROVIDENCE – Following the dismissal of an Executive Office of Health and Human Services lawyer for failing to maintain standing with the R.I. Supreme...