Tag: Medicaid
ACLU files federal lawsuit over Medicaid benefits
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit that seeks class action status on behalf of people who say they...
Hospital demand falls, industry groups differ on whether to embrace trend
Officials and an expert analysis agree Rhode Island has a hospital-bed surplus coupled with a trend toward diminishing demand for inpatient services, but local...
Let states cut drug prices
Drug prices are too high, and Congress lacks the political will to do anything about it. These are two of the most uncontroversial assertions...
Multiple Rhode Islanders receive Medicaid termination notices in error
PROVIDENCE – Medicaid termination notices have been sent to a number of unknown Rhode Islanders in error in recent weeks, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported...
CVS Health, Aetna plan to offer lower cost, managed health care
WOONSOCKET — CVS Health Corp.’s $77 billion merger with Aetna Inc. would combine analytics and community-centered care in the patient-centered health model in 10,000...
EOHHS receives $1.5M in Mylan qui tam settlement
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Executive Office of Health & Human Services received $1.5 million from the settlement of allegations Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty...
Five Questions With Helene Forte
Helene Forte | Vice president, public plans emerging markets, Tufts Health Plan
1. Why did Tufts Health Plan want to enter R.I.’s Medicaid market? As...
Report: NHPRI, UnitedHealthcare of New England among top 10 Medicaid plans...
WASHINGTON – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare of New England Inc. ranked among the top 10 Medicaid health plans in the...
PCHC moves to larger facility to meet growing demand
Providence Community Health Centers Inc. has traded its Chad Brown Street location for a larger 1 Randall Square facility in Providence to meet growing...
Tufts Health Plan expands into R.I. Medicaid market with RITogether
PROVIDENCE – Tufts Health Plan is expanding into the Rhode Island Medicaid market with RITogether, relocating its Rhode Island office to the Providence Journal...