Tag: Kaiser Family Foundation
RIDOH effort aims to lower the barriers to getting HIV meds
With HIV diagnoses on the rise nationwide and in Rhode Island, a new R.I. Department of Health initiative is looking to expand access to...
R.I. health care access third best in nation, Forbes Advisor finds
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the third-best state in the nation for health care access, according to a study by Forbes Advisor.
The inaugural report...
R.I. has 13th-highest cost of living in nation, Forbes Advisor says
PROVIDENCE – The cost of living in Rhode Island is among the 15 most expensive costs of living by state in the nation, according...
Study: R.I. ranked 20th-worst state for nursing home staffing in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – As nursing facilities nationwide are facing shortages, Rhode Island ranked as the 20th-worst state for senior care staffing, according to a recent...
Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rolls
WASHINGTON (AP) – Days out from a surgery and with a young son undergoing chemotherapy, Kyle McHenry was scrambling to figure out if his...
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...
How to cure shortage of primary care docs?
When the phone rings at East Providence Primary Care, chances are there is someone in search of a new doctor on the other end.
It...
UMass ‘vaccine corps’ needs to be replicated
The U.S. faces one of the most consequential public health campaigns in history right now: to vaccinate the population against COVID-19 and, especially, to...
Coverage safety net has plenty of holes
COVID-19 can do more than torment patients physically. It also clobbers some financially.
Even though many insurers and the U.S. government have offered to pick...
R.I. doctor takes role urging value-based care
Dr. Matthew Smith spends most of his time working with patients, helping them heal from painful conditions that affect muscles and bones.
A physiatrist at...