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PBN 2022 Fall Health Care Summit slated for Oct. 27
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 in the workplace, the workforce shortage, affordability and health equity and a host of other issues affecting local health care will...
McKee proposes health care spending watchdog program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee is proposing a Health Spending Accountability and Transparency program he says could help health care insurers and providers...
Health care panel: Pandemic has magnified affordability, access issues
As the country adapts to live alongside COVID-19, affordability of care, mental health concerns, supporting underserved populations and continued vaccine outreach remain areas in...
Summit: Outreach to employees reduces COVID-19 vaccine defiance
PROVIDENCE – Repeated employee outreach – including small group meetings, daily bulletins and even bringing in faith leaders and pregnancy specialists – has proven...
OHIC limits approved health insurance rate hikes, citing the pandemic
PROVIDENCE – In the aftermath of a pandemic that not only caused a toll physically but also financially on many Rhode Islanders, a state...
BCBSRI reverses position, agrees to waive out-of-pocket expenses for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island on Monday abruptly reversed its position to not fully cover the cost of COVID-19...
Health insurers diverge on whether to cover customer copays and deductibles...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s major health insurers are taking divergent approaches to continuing no-cost coverage for their members who contract COVID-19 and seek treatment.
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CCRI partners with charter high school for ‘seamless pathway’ to nursing...
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island is partnering with a nursing charter high school to remove barriers and provide a "seamless pathway"...
Officials to discuss R.I. primary care during March 29 summit
PROVIDENCE – In last year’s Commonwealth Fund report, AIMING HIGHER: Results from the Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance, Rhode Island ranked...
EOHHS holds Healthcare Workforce Transformation Summit
CRANSTON – At its Healthcare Workforce Transformation Summit on June 16, the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced the release of...
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