Tag: Health Insurance
Neighborhood loses $1.7 million in 2017, as proposed Medicaid cuts worry...
SMITHFIELD – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island posted a net loss of $1.7 million in 2017, and President and CEO Peter M. Marino...
HSRI: Paying customers up 5%
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange, reported that paying customers increased by 5 percent in 2018, with 18-34 -year-olds making...
CVS, Aetna shareholders approve merger
WOONSOCKET – By overwhelming margins, the shareholders of CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. approved the proposed merger of the retail pharmacy and benefits...
Deep local knowledge leads to the best outcomes
Kim Keck | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and president
For me, leading Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island...
Amazon isn’t only retail giant trying to remake health care
NEW YORK – Amazon.com Inc. says it wants to remake health care for its workers. But its biggest rival is beating it to the...
Cigna to buy Express Scripts as health shakeout speeds up
NEW YORK – Cigna Corp. agreed to buy Express Scripts Holding Co. in an about $54 billion deal that builds on the rapid transformation...
CVS bond buyers get $450M windfall after mega sale
NEW YORK – Investors who managed to grab a piece of CVS Health Corp.’s mammoth $40 billion bond sale are already a little richer.
The...
Sherman: HSRI premiums may spike 50% without mandate
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource Rhode Island’s 12 percent enrollment increase was the greatest among state-based Affordable Care Act exchanges this year, but the individual mandate...
Health stocks, including CVS, slump as Amazon-led group unveils efficiency plans
WILMINGTON, Del. – Health care stocks plunged after three companies led by Internet giant Amazon.com Inc. said they plan to collaborate on developing ways...
OHIC’s approach saves R.I.ers significant financial pain
It might seem counterintuitive to praise Health Insurance Commissioner Marie L. Ganim for keeping the average cost increases in 2018 for the benchmark silver...


















