Tag: Medicare
COVID-19 has exposed weakness in health insurance system
Before the coronavirus, advocates for national health insurance did not convince a swath of the electorate to support them. The employer-based system, after all,...
R.I. doctor takes role urging value-based care
Dr. Matthew Smith spends most of his time working with patients, helping them heal from painful conditions that affect muscles and bones. A physiatrist at...
Use simple economics to contain health costs
Spending on U.S. health care is out of control, expanding steadily from 5% of gross domestic product in 1960 to 18% in 2018. There...
The comforting myths of health care costs
After this season of shopping, we Americans have shown our savvy. We know that steep markdowns are illusory, that the “real” price to the...
Education accountability, electronic opioid prescriptions, mandatory health insurance among new R.I....
PROVIDENCE – As 2020 draws near, residents and businesses within Rhode Island will need to adhere to new requirements set to go into effect...
Anxious R.I. families await decision on special medical coverage
Like most kids, Zach Quinn and Corinna Calise lived at home with their families for their entire lives. But the two, both of whom...
Opinion: Now for the bad news: Medicare costs are accelerating
As debates rage over the cost of United States health care, Medicare’s actuaries have issued a new report. In 2018, overall national spending on...
Brown researcher receives grant to study lung cancer treatment in elderly
PROVIDENCE – Brown University researcher Bora Youn has joined the American Lung Association’s research team for 2019-2020, the association announced Nov. 25. Using an ALA...
Blue Cross offers new, expanded benefits with 2020 Medicare Advantage plan
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has rolled out its 2020 Medicare Advantage plan, which the insurer says includes benefits...
Uncle Sam can’t whip us into shape
I trust government to soften the harshness of capitalism via subsidies , to provide health insurance , to build roads and bridges, to maintain...
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