Tag: Medicare
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...
Drug costs for some U.S. seniors to rise by hundreds of...
NEW YORK – Senior citizens with high prescription drug costs are facing hundreds of dollars in additional expenses next year, according to a new...
Medicare Advantage plans 2020: Cigna, CVS’ Aetna offer competing plans
NEW YORK – Health insurers across the United States will race to enroll more seniors in lucrative government-backed Medicare plans this month, even as...
Tufts Health Plan earns top national ranking
PROVIDENCE – Tufts Health Plan’s HMO plan in Rhode Island has earned a top rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for the...
New primary care center to serve Medicare patients opens in Warwick
WARWICK – A national network of primary care centers dedicated to Medicare patients has opened a center in Rhode Island.
Oak Street Health, in partnership...
Nursing homes care more with less
When she started working as a certified nursing assistant 22 years ago, Victoria Mitchell was assigned about eight patients during her morning shifts.
Now, Mitchell...
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