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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Tigue to step down

Government 11/29/2022

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Patrick M. Tigue is stepping down after almost two years of state service, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced...

OHIC approves 2021 health insurance rates; AG Neronha slams rate increases

Economy 08/28/2020

CRANSTON – The R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released its approved health insurance premium rates for 2021 Friday, saying it has saved...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS honored is 2020 25 Leaders & Achievers in a virtual ceremony Aug. 20.

25 business leaders honored as PBN’s 2020 Leaders & Achievers

PBN Award Winners 08/24/2020

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five local business leaders were honored on Aug. 20 by Providence Business News for their career achievements as part of the publication’s...

PBN announces 2020 25 Leaders & Achievers honorees

PBN Award Winners 07/17/2020

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has announced its winners for its second annual 25 Leaders & Achievers Awards program honoring local business leaders. The individuals...

Mental Health Association of R.I. lines up Mental Health Month workshops

Health Services 05/10/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island and various other organizations statewide are recognizing May as Mental Health Month with a series...

$5M insurer-funded behavioral health program opens application period

Health Services 04/10/2020

PROVIDENCE – Nonprofits that are working to help Rhode Islanders with behavioral health needs caused by the coronavirus pandemic now have a chance to...

PRICE TRANSPARENCY: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and President Kim A. Keck, center, says while most insurers have tools to share cost information and pass them along to members and providers, price distributions aren’t widely used because when patients have a health issue that needs to be addressed, they aren’t likely to cost-compare and shop for services. Keck is flanked by, from left: UnitedHealthcare of New England CEO Stephen Farrell; R.I. Health Commissioner Marie L. Ganim; Coastal Medical CEO and President Dr. Alan Kurose; and Rhode Island Foundation CEO and President Neil D. Steinberg. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Complexities of price transparency in health care makes it an elusive...

Health Services 11/08/2019

Prices attached to health care services and products need to be more transparent, according to panelists at the Providence Business News 2019 Fall Health...

BIG IMPACT: Sam Salganik, executive director of the Rhode Island Parent Information Network, said the Affordable Care Act has made the biggest positive impact in the health care system in recent years. It’s been complemented by the state’s efforts to make insurance more accessible and affordable.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Reinsurance program helps curb premiums

Focus 09/20/2019

Sam Salganik sees hardship cases of Rhode Islanders struggling to pay for health care. But he’s seeing less of it. “The state is making progress,”...

OHIC approves 2020 health insurance rates, large-group plans see increases

Health Services 09/03/2019

PROVIDENCE – The Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released its approved health insurance premium rates for 2020 Tuesday, saying it has saved Rhode...