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Blue Cross offers companionship program for Medicare members

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Medicare Advantage members now have free access to a companionship program for seniors. Papa, a...

RIPEC: R.I. total spending grew 16.1% from FY14-19

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s state and local governments outspent the national average in fiscal 2019, the latest year for which such data are available,...

2021 survey: Neighborhood Health rated No. 1 Medicaid plan in U.S.

SMITHFIELD – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island has been named the top Medicaid plan in the country in the 2021 Consumer Assessment of...
THE R.I. EXECUTIVE OFFICE of Health and Human Services announced on Jan. 6 that it's imposing a $600,000 fine against Medical Transportation Management after conducting an audit of the company’s policies that was prompted by a fatal crash allegedly caused a driver who worked for a subcontractor of the company.

‘Egregious behavior’ leads to $600K fine by R.I. officials against MTM

CRANSTON – In the aftermath of a crash that took the life of a Coventry woman in late November involving an allegedly drunk driver...

Integra partners with House of Hope to address homelessness

PROVIDENCE – A new partnership between Providence-based Integra Community Care Network and House of Hope Community Development Corp. in Warwick aims to place more...
A NEW STAFFING MANDATE TAKING EFFECT at Rhode Island nursing homes on Jan. 1, 2022, needs a one-year pause due to a staffing shortage, nursing home industry groups said. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Nursing homes seek 1-year pause on Jan. staffing mandate

PROVIDENCE – Amid an ongoing staffing shortage that’s been fueled by the pandemic, Rhode Island nursing homes say they would need to hire 475...
ENHANCED FEATURES AND NO-COST BENEFITS are being added to the Medicare Advantage plans offered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island for 2022. / COURTESY OF BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

BCBSRI Medicare Advantage plans add no-cost, enhanced features

PROVIDENCE – The Medicare Advantage plans offered each year by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island – plans that recently received vaunted...

Commonwealth Care Alliance announces Medicare plans ahead of R.I. expansion

PROVIDENCE – Commonwealth Care Alliance, a Boston-based health care organization that is planning a 2022 expansion into the Ocean State, has announced a range...

NHPRI to add companionship, food and exercise benefits to Medicare-Medicaid plan...

SMITHFIELD – Members of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s INTEGRITY Medicare-Medicaid plan will see new benefits in 2022, including a service that offers...

State controller: FY 21 budget year ends $51M above expected surplus

PROVIDENCE – Higher income and sales tax revenue combined with federal emergency management reimbursements boosted the state’s fiscal 2021 surplus to $332 million as...
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