Tag: Medicaid
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...
Hospitals balk at proposals in Raimondo’s budget plan
Hospitals in Rhode Island stand to lose more than $17 million in state money and millions more in matching federal funds if a proposed...
Use simple economics to contain health costs
Spending on U.S. health care is out of control, expanding steadily from 5% of gross domestic product in 1960 to 18% in 2018. There...
R.I. Director of Medicaid Tigue to depart in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Medicaid Director and Assistant Secretary for Health Patrick M. Tigue will leave state employment for the private sector effective Feb. 1,...
Five Questions With Marie Ganim
Marie L. Ganim | R.I. health insurance commissioner 1. Who can expect to see the most savings from the state’s reinsurance program that went...
The comforting myths of health care costs
After this season of shopping, we Americans have shown our savvy. We know that steep markdowns are illusory, that the “real” price to the...
Education accountability, electronic opioid prescriptions, mandatory health insurance among new R.I....
PROVIDENCE – As 2020 draws near, residents and businesses within Rhode Island will need to adhere to new requirements set to go into effect...
Anxious R.I. families await decision on special medical coverage
Like most kids, Zach Quinn and Corinna Calise lived at home with their families for their entire lives. But the two, both of whom...
Uncle Sam can’t whip us into shape
I trust government to soften the harshness of capitalism via subsidies , to provide health insurance , to build roads and bridges, to maintain...
Tufts Health Plan earns top national ranking
PROVIDENCE – Tufts Health Plan’s HMO plan in Rhode Island has earned a top rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for the...
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