Tag: Medicare
City, retirees projected to save $700K by switching drug plan to...
FALL RIVER – The city and its retirees are projected to save approximately $700,000 over the next two years by switching a drug insurance...
United Way hosts free Medicare open-enrollment events in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Open enrollment for 2019 Medicare coverage begins Oct. 15, so United Way of Rhode Island has scheduled five Saturday events to help...
Brown study: Adjusting Medicare Advantage Plan scores for race, poverty a...
Federal rankings for cost-saving Medicare Advantage Plans improve when adjusted for race, neighborhood poverty and social risk, increasing reimbursement rates for companies offering them,...
New Medicare cards replace Social Security numbers to protect beneficiaries
PROVIDENCE – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is mailing new Medicare cards this month with randomly assigned Medicare numbers instead of Social...
AARP Report: Medicare contributes $2.5B to Rhode Island economy
PROVIDENCE – Medicare contributes $2.5 billion to Rhode Island’s economy, equivalent to 21 percent of state and local government spending in the state, according...
NHPRI exiting Rhody Health Options program
PROVIDENCE – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island has notified the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services it will end its participation...
Medicare fund to fall short in 2026, sooner than last forecast
NEW YORK - The main trust fund behind Medicare, the United States health care program for the elderly and disabled, will be exhausted in...
Prescription drug costs a crime
President Donald Trump has complained that U.S. drug companies are “getting away with murder.” For once the hyperbole is forgivable: It suggests he takes...
Lifespan reports increased operating income, strong overall results in FY17
PROVIDENCE – In a strong turnaround from the previous year’s results, Lifespan Corp.’s operational income grew more than $12 million to $14.5 million in...
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...
