Tag: Health Insurance
CVS names Kane president of Aetna
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. has named former Humana executive Brian Kane as the new leader of Aetna Inc., the company’s Connecticut-based health care...
Medicaid renewals put state leaders on alert
Lindsay Lang feels a certain amount of pride that the rate of Rhode Islanders with health insurance coverage is among the highest in the...
Record 16.3M seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON (AP) – A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first...
CVS Health Corp. tops 3Q expectations, raises 2022 forecast again
WOONSOCKET (AP) – CVS Health Corp. booked a third-quarter loss of more than $3 billion after setting aside money for a potential opioid litigation...
How employers can offer inclusive benefits for today’s families
With only 19% of U.S. households comprising “traditional families,” employers must rethink how they deliver benefits to meet diverse family needs.
Today’s definition of family...
R.I. requires insurers cover biomarker testing
Dizziness, memory loss, anxiety and a perpetually swollen left foot and ankle are among the side effects Normand Audette has experienced from taking an...
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,”...
4 Big Health Benefits Trends to Watch in 2022
Since the start of the pandemic, the health care industry has been continuously challenged to evolve. Even the very definitions of consumer health and...
Panel: ARPA funds can help mend health safety net
Lindsay Lang sees trouble coming in maintaining health insurance for some Rhode Islanders, and she wants state lawmakers to act before it’s too late.
Lang,...
Lawmakers’ bill would extend access to Medicare supplement policies
PROVIDENCE – A new bill introduced by a pair of state lawmakers would extend Medicare supplement policies to all Rhode Islanders eligible for Medicare...
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