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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 CORP. HAS REACHED A DEAL to acquire Aetna Inc. for $69 billion. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

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...
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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...
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE for Quality Assurance has named two Rhode Island Medicaid plans, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare of New England Inc., among the top 10 in the U.S.

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...
ASSISTING: Karin Rondeau, family nurse practitioner at the new Randall Square location of Providence Community Health Centers, talks with her medical assistants, Leslie Alvarez, left, and Celia Ortiz. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
EMPLOYEES FROM TUFTS Health Plan volunteer at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank during the company's ninth annual Volunteer Day in June. / COURTESY TUFTS HEALTH PLAN

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...
FISCAL HELP: Dr. James Fanale, executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Care New England Health System, meets with Alyscia Grant, director of clinical integration and care-delivery redesign. Fanale anticipates improved finances in fiscal 2018, with the inclusion of a $16 million increase to Medicaid reimbursements in this year’s state budget. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Struggling R.I. hospitals welcome $16 million Medicaid boost

Rhode Island hospitals will see a $16 million increase to Medicaid reimbursements in the state budget this year, marking the first year-over-year increase in...
THE R.I. PARTNERSHIP FOR HOME CARE announced that the Homefront Health Care has closed and is in the process of transferring its patients and staff to other home care providers.

Homefront Health Care closes immediately, 450 affected

CRANSTON – Homefront Healthcare has closed its doors, the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care announced Thursday. RIPHC reached an agreement with a court-appointed special...
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