Tag: Medicaid
Five Questions With: Dr. Kristin Russell
Dr. Kristin Russell stepped into her new role as Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s new chief medical officer in May. Russell spoke about her...
These Providence residents were asked how best to spend $1M in...
If you were given $1 million to improve the health and wellness of the people in your neighborhood, how would you spend it?
That question...
Narcan sold in stores seen as pivotal in R.I. drug crisis
East Providence Fire Department Capt. John Potvin has seen the lifesaving effects of naloxone in action dozens of times throughout his more than 30...
‘Turbulent time’ for those up for Medicaid renewal
The staff at Thundermist Health Center has been bracing for a flood of work this year, and that flood has now arrived.
The center, a...
Five Questions With: Richard Lisitano
1. As the new leader of Westerly Hospital and Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in Connecticut, what are your top priorities, specifically as it pertains...
Report: Wait times for R.I. Medicaid recipients longest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Wait times for Rhode Island Medicaid recipients to speak with state officials is the worst in New England, according to a WPRI-TV...
Report: 7,000 R.I. residents removed from Medicaid since April
PROVIDENCE – So far, 7,000 Rhode Island residents have been removed from Medicaid since April 1, when the state began a renewal process that...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, June 2023
1. As travel season heats up, R.I.’s vacation rental market cools POSTED ONLINE: JUNE 26 After a string of lucrative summers post-2019, short-term vacation...
2 Rhode Island nursing homes file for receivership, citing ‘inability to...
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island nursing homes have filed for receivership, declaring their “inability to pay debts as they come due.”
However, neither residents nor...
Do state leaders need to provide more financial support to Rhode...
The 120-bed Charlesgate Nursing Center in Providence in May announced plans to close. If the state does not intervene, it would be the sixth...
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