Tag: Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
POWER SURGE: AG Neronha has asserted his authority in the name...
Peter F. Neronha is in the homestretch of his second – and final – term as Rhode Island’s attorney general, and his workload is...
Are Rhode Island insurers doing enough to help curb rising health...
Hospital and drug costs accounted for most of the 7.8% rise in health care spending in the state in 2023, according to a May...
Regulatory reform needed to ease the burden on R.I. businesses
Across the nation, business owners work hard to contribute to their communities, create jobs and drive America’s economy forward. Unfortunately, Rhode Island business owners...
Hospital price growth cap helped lower insurance premiums, Brown study shows
In 2010, Rhode Island attempted a lively experiment in health care costs by limiting how much hospitals could increase the prices they charge.
Fifteen years...
McKee announces strategic plans to strengthen R.I.’s primary care system
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday announced strategic plans to strengthen the state’s primary care system, which include addressing the impact of...
New R.I. law protects patients who rely on specialty infusion drugs
Specialty drugs might come in a delicate glass vial in the mail, shipped by a specialty pharmacy in a styrofoam carton cushioned with ice...
R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Ganim to retire, Raimondo nominates former Medicaid...
PROVIDENCE - After dedicating more than 35 years to state service in Rhode Island, state Health Insurance Commissioner Marie L. Ganim announced Wednesday that...
R.I. health insurers submit 2021 rate requests
PROVIDENCE – Local health insurers have submitted requested commercial health insurance rate changes for 2021, including small group rates the R.I. Office of the...
BCBSRI proposes premium credit for members due to pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will be issuing a medical premium credit to members due to a reduced demand...
OHIC finds deficiencies in NHPRI and THP behavioral health coverage practices
PROVIDENCE – The state Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner has released a report on Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and Tufts Health...
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