Tag: Medicare
Report: 87% of R.I. nursing homes at risk of closing
WARWICK – As many as 87% of nursing homes in Rhode Island are at financial risk of closure, according to a recent report commissioned...
Blue Cross offers companionship program for Medicare members
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Medicare Advantage members now have free access to a companionship program for seniors.
Papa, a...
Lawmakers’ bill would extend access to Medicare supplement policies
PROVIDENCE – A new bill introduced by a pair of state lawmakers would extend Medicare supplement policies to all Rhode Islanders eligible for Medicare...
Commonwealth Care Alliance names new chief operating officer
PROVIDENCE – Commonwealth Care Alliance, a health care organization that expanded into Rhode Island last year, has a new chief operating officer.
Sesha Mudunuri was...
BCBSRI Medicare Advantage plans add no-cost, enhanced features
PROVIDENCE – The Medicare Advantage plans offered each year by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island – plans that recently received vaunted...
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...