Tag: Medicare
New CMS rule requires hospitals to post pricing data online
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires hospitals’ pricing data to be posted to their websites, billed as the first step toward a...
The exploding debt crisis
The rising tide of red ink is undermining the economic and social fabric of the United States. Unchecked deficit spending will impose outrageous debt...
Wood River Health Services names Croke president, CEO
HOPKINTON – South Kingstown resident Alison L. Croke is the new president and CEO of Wood River Health Services, which provides primary care, pediatrics,...
ACLU of Rhode Island settles suit against state on behalf of...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has ended its class-action lawsuit against the state claiming its Medicare Premium Payment Program kicked people...
BPCI a roadmap for caregivers
There has been much written about innovations within hospitals, primary and other settings of care. However, as the population continues to age, post-acute and...
BCBSRI, Chicago-based Oak Street Health plan 3 R.I. Medicare primary care...
PROVIDENCE — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is partnering with Chicago-based Oak Street Health, a network of primary care centers serving...
Report: Rhode Island Hospital among 50 top cardiovascular hospitals in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital has been named to IBM Watson Health’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals 2019 Winner List, the only one in Rhode Island and...
Health care still eating the economy
Health care costs are not as much in the news nowadays. A big reason might be that cost growth has slowed in recent years....
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...
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