Tag: individual mandate
R.I. reinsurance program lowers individual health insurance rates
PROVIDENCE – A new state program has earned federal approval, paving the way for savings on health insurance premiums for some consumers.
The health insurance...
Raimondo budget supports reinsurance program
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s budget includes proposals she says are intended to keep health insurance affordable for thousands of Rhode Islanders, in response to...
HealthSource’s success positive for R.I.’s health in many ways
In many ways, Rhode Island is an outlier. But in one case, at least, the Ocean State stands out in a way that places...
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...
Senate passes U.S. tax overhaul, putting GOP on brink of big...
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans passed the most extensive rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years, a bill that delivers a...
AHCA could cost Rhode Island hundreds of millions
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island could lose nearly a half billion dollars in federal funding, resulting in thousands of people losing health insurance, should Congress...