Tag: Maryellen Goodwin
R.I. Senate passes bill requiring insurers to cover biomarker cancer testing
PROVIDENCE – Legislation requiring all Rhode Island health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for cancer treatment has passed the R.I. Senate.
Sponsored by Sen....
R.I. Senate passes bill extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for low-income women
PROVIDENCE – Legislation aimed at improving the health of low-income new mothers has passed in the R.I. Senate.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Maryellen Goodwin,...
Providence City Council backs pension obligation bond
PROVIDENCE – A pitch to borrow more than $500 million to funnel into the city’s pension system now rests with state lawmakers, after receiving...
Bills advance Providence pension obligation bond idea, with higher borrowing limit
PROVIDENCE – Legislation introduced in both chambers of the General Assembly last week would let the city borrow up to $750 million to shore...
Charter school debate rekindled by legislation
Angelo Garcia’s plans to expand Segue Institute for Learning began the day after the school first opened 12 years ago.
Garcia, Segue’s founder and head...
Nursing home staffing bill passes R.I. Senate
PROVIDENCE – Legislation requiring a set number of hours of daily care for nursing home residents and a pay raise for certified nursing assistants...
Cancer patients finding costs are overwhelming
Barbara Baker went to Rhode Island Hospital in 2017 for a routine colonoscopy and was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer.
“I had to put...
R.I. Senate passes bill requiring coverage of colorectal screening
PROVIDENCE – Legislation requiring insurers to provide full coverage for colorectal cancer screening passed the R.I. Senate on Thursday, and is now bound for...
Battle looms over R.I. nursing home bill
State legislation that would hike pay rates for certified nursing assistants, would require nursing home caregivers to spend more time with each resident and...
GA authorizes up to $200M for Providence Viaduct reconstruction
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. General Assembly over the weekend authorized up to $200 million in Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds, or GARVEE bonds, for...
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