Tag: Medicaid
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.
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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...
‘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...
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...
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...