Tag: Medicare
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
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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...
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...
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...



















