Tag: Medicaid
RIPEC: State has ‘spending problem’
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council on Friday released a report outlining the fiscal challenges now facing lawmakers ahead of the fiscal...
Ex-CEO of recovery center sentenced to 8 years in prison
PROVIDENCE – The former CEO of a now defunct addiction treatment organization has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for...
Fitch: RIBridges breach likely won’t affect state’s bond rating
PROVIDENCE – Fitch Ratings says it does not foresee any immediate effect on Rhode Island's “AA” bond rating and positive outlook in the wake...
After Blue Cross, Tufts appeal $15B Medicaid contract, state agrees to...
Rhode Island officials have agreed to take a fresh look at the bids received for a five-year, $15.5 billion Medicaid contract based on an appeal by...
A wake-up call for health care system
The financial crisis that enveloped Steward Health Care hospitals just across the state border in Massachusetts over the past year was a wake-up call...
Thundermist interim CEO Montanaro optimistic about future, but bailout is needed
WOONSOCKET – Maria Montanaro sees a light at the end of a very dark tunnel at Thundermist Health Center’s offices in that she hopes...
Neighborhood Health ranked among NCQA’s highest-rated health plans
SMITHFIELD – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island recently announced that it has been rated 4.5 out of 5 in the National Committee for...
Federal and State Nursing Home Staffing Mandates
Staffing has always been an ongoing challenge in the long-term care industry. However, since the pandemic in January 2020, staffing shortages have been exacerbated....
Care New England reports $2.7M gain in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System posted a $2.7 million operating gain in the third quarter of 2024, according to unaudited financial reports...
Hospice provider with Warwick location settles false claims lawsuit for $19.4M
PROVIDENCE – Gentiva, a national hospice provider with a facility in Warwick, has agreed to pay $19.4 million to resolve allegations it knowingly submitted...
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