Tag: Health Insurance
Hospital price growth cap helped lower insurance premiums, Brown study shows
In 2010, Rhode Island attempted a lively experiment in health care costs by limiting how much hospitals could increase the prices they charge.
Fifteen years...
UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down as company withdraws financial outlook
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation's largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected...
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...
Blue Cross lays off 30 employees, reports $115M loss in FY...
PROVIDENCE – After reporting a $115 million net loss in fiscal year 2024, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced plans to...
Deloitte to pay state $5M for RIBridges cyberattack expenses
PROVIDENCE – Deloitte Consulting LLP has provided Rhode Island $5 million to help pay for expenses from the RIBridges data breach, Gov. Daniel J....
Ensured about insurance
Has your company switched to a new health insurer(s) for your employees this year?
No: 100%
Yes: 0%
What reason(s) do you have for switching health insurers?...
Rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage
My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” was thrust into the spotlight recently,...
HealthSource RI extends call center hours through Dec. 31
PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI has extended call center hours through Tuesday to help those affected by the RIBridges cyberattack.
The call center can be reached...
Neronha: OHIC needs to be bolder on efforts to boost primary...
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha believes the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner can do more when it comes to improving...
HealthSource RI Open Enrollment period begins
PROVIDENCE – Open Enrollment for HealthSource RI, the state’s largest health insurance marketplace, began Friday and will end Jan. 31, 2025.
A record-high of more...