Tag: Medicare
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...
Blue Cross’ Keck works to create a healthy community
PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020
Corporate Citizenship: Kim A. Keck | CEO and president, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
AS KIM A. KECK...
Five Questions With: Karen Emma
In her new book, “Medicare Untangled,” author Karen Emma seeks to explain the ins and outs of Medicare for retirees enrolled in its health...
A lifeline for pre-Medicare adults
Ten years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is now asking the Supreme Court to overturn it. Yet it’s...
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...
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