Tag: Medicare
New report on primary care Medicaid reimbursement rates, a new promise...
Rhode Island’s primary care providers could see a big boost to their Medicaid reimbursements under a $16 million proposal Gov. Daniel J. McKee pledged...
Foulkes: R.I. needs new leader to make an abrupt course correction
Helena Buonanno Foulkes says she’s used the last four years wisely.
Foulkes came within 3,500 votes of unseating incumbent Gov. Daniel J. McKee in the...
R.I. healthcare system struggles to make recovery
Massive cuts to insurance, persistent staffing shortages and widespread financial woes continue to vex Rhode Island’s healthcare system in 2026, though the Ocean State...
Money advice from AI?
Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her...
Despite older politicians, many older Americans are losing ground
American political leadership skews decidedly older than the population as a whole. President Donald Trump turned 80 years old on June 14. The median...
New state law enables insurer reimbursement of public health dental hygienists
PROVIDENCE – State legislation to improve oral health among vulnerable Rhode Islanders by enabling reimbursement eligibility for public health dental hygienists has been signed...
Report: R.I. healthcare spending reached historic high in 2024
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island healthcare spending surged to a historic high of 9.1% in 2024, according to a new report from the R.I. Office...
Early detection is vital to saving lives, reducing health costs
The New England Council recently hosted a forum in Boston exploring some of the incredible innovations in our region focused on the early detection...
Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes
It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...
Could the state’s life science effort stall at the finish line?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently celebrated the $81.7 million opening of the new Ocean State Labs in Providence’s Jewelry District. The labs are a...
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