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CUSTOM TREATMENT: Normand Audette, of Cumberland, had some of his lung tissue tested for biomarkers that allowed doctors to develop the most effective way to battle his cancer. Starting in 2024, such advanced testing will be covered by health insurers in Rhode Island. 
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R.I. requires insurers cover biomarker testing

Dizziness, memory loss, anxiety and a perpetually swollen left foot and ankle are among the side effects Normand Audette has experienced from taking an...

Michael Menard

2022 40 Under Forty Awards Michael Menard | 36 Vice president of Medicare, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island How has COVID-19 changed your industry? COVID-19...
ON DUTY: From left, Kathleen Gerber, executive director at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Johnston; Donna LaBonte, a certified nursing assistant; and Dorothy Bishop, a medical technician, check computer records at the nursing home. Cherry Hill and most other Rhode Island nursing homes are struggling through financial difficulties made worse by a severe labor shortage. 
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CODE RED: Amid closures, nursing homes fight for survival

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the staff at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Johnston...
TOP MARKS: Christina Pitney, senior vice president, government programs, at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island in Providence, has led the health insurer’s Medicare Advantage suite to its first five-star rating. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Pitney is driven to solve problems or turn them into opportunities

Business Women Awards 2022 Woman to Watch Health Care Services Christina Pitney, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Combine commitment, passion, energy and humility...

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...
ENHANCED FEATURES AND NO-COST BENEFITS are being added to the Medicare Advantage plans offered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island for 2022. / COURTESY OF BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

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...
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