Tag: Health Insurance
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...
HealthSource RI seeing big benefits from ARPA
The calls from doubting policyholders have been coming into HealthSource RI recently as they express concern that there might have been a mistake on...
Health insurers seek rate increases for all individual, group plans in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s largest health insurance companies are seeking rate increases for 2022 that range from 2.9% to 17.5% for the small- and...
Insurers pay COVID-19 costs for now
Rhode Island is requiring health insurers operating in the state to cover out-of-pocket expenses for customers in need of COVID-19 treatment, raising the question...
Wellness programs for employees gain strength
The most isolating year that many Americans have experienced has ended and another one has started.
Amid all the forced-alone or family-unit time, companies that...
R.I. health insurance commissioner joins other states in supporting ACA recommendations
PROVIDENCE – Marie Ganim, Rhode Island's outgoing health insurance commissioner, signed a letter on Wednesday pledging to work with President-elect Joe Biden on health...
HealthSource RI joins national campaign promoting health coverage during pandemic
EAST PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI has joined a national campaign that emphasizes the importance of health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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