Tag: Medicare
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...
Social Security and Medicare funds remain under pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) – Social Security and Medicare, the government’s two biggest benefit programs, remain under intense financial pressure with the retirement of millions of...
Cranston author and financial adviser releases updated ‘Medicare Untangled’ edition
CRANSTON – Local author and registered financial adviser Karen Emma has released an expanded version of her book “Medicare Untangled,” a guidebook for consumers...
New Blue Cross program offers virtual connection with nurses
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island members now have the ability to meet virtually with nurses and other clinicians as...
Webster Bank offers new retiree reimbursement option through HSA Bank
PROVIDENCE – Webster Bank will now offer an alternative to defined benefit contribution plans aimed at helping retirees offset health care costs in retirement,...
Fidelity: Retirement health care costs hit record high
PROVIDENCE – Health care in retirement is more expensive than ever, according to Fidelity Investments Inc.’s annual Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate published on...
Blue Cross launches support program for members with dementia, caregivers
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter on a new program aimed...
Blue Cross grants $610K to HabitatPVD for improvements to seniors’ homes
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to help older people age safely in their own homes, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has...
COVID-19 stimulus bill could help R.I. hospitals
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island hospitals could see a $28 million yearly boost in Medicare reimbursements if the U.S. House passes the COVID-19 relief bill...
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