Tag: Point32Health
Panel: Health care sector coping by ‘doing balancing acts’
Asked to define the state of health care in Rhode Island, those at the forefront of the sector provided a dismal outlook at Providence...
‘We are in crisis’: PBN summit highlights glaring gaps in affordable,...
WARWICK – Precarious and vulnerable.
That’s how Dr. Edward McGookin would describe the state of Rhode Island’s health care.
Two safety net hospitals – Roger Williams Medical Center and...
As health insurers seek big rate hikes, worries about sustainability grow
Rhode Island's health insurers are asking for the highest premium increases in more than a decade, saying the rate hikes are necessary to cover...
Point32Health names Gilligan CEO
PROVIDENCE– Point 32Health Co. has a new CEO.
On Monday, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan announced Patrick Gilligan...
PBN Health Care Summit: Collaboration needed in light of federal cutbacks
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s already challenged health care system could face even more obstacles depending on federal policy shifts, according to Dr. Michael Wagner,...
Are PBMs forcing out small drugstores, inflating medication prices?
Pharmacy benefit managers say they protect against prescription drug prices from rising exorbitantly high, but these companies – such as one operated by CVS...
Appeal of state’s $15B Medicaid contract highlights secrecy of process
It’s hard to make a case without all the facts.
Which is why the two health insurance companies denied a piece of the state’s $15.5 billion, five-year...
BCBSRI to cut almost 65% of prior authorization requirements for primary...
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced Thursday it will eliminate almost 65% of prior authorization requirements for primary care...
12-month program helps R.I. pediatricians navigate rising rates of child obesity
PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island continues to grapple with a primary care workforce shortage, the state’s Care Transformation Collaborative of RI is working to...
PBN summit panelists: AI could improve aspects of R.I.’s health care...
WARWICK – While Rhode Island’s health care industry is bouncing back after an “incredibly difficult” year in 2022, providers still have a long way...
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