Tag: R.i. Executive Office Of Health And Human Services
Disputed $15.5B R.I. Medicaid contract canceled amid new federal requirements
Rhode Island officials have scrapped a tentative, $15.5 billion, five-year contract to manage the state Medicaid program amid new federal rules, Kerri White, a...
Five Questions With: Jillian Roy
Jillian Roy | President, The Providence Center
1. You were recently appointed president of The Providence Center. What made you want to lead the...
Five Questions With: Rick Brooks
As there has been a growing need for caregivers in the state, Rick Brooks, director of health care workforce transformation for the R.I. Executive...
Advocates say youth mental health services still in crisis
Rebecca Almeida spent three hours on a recent school day searching for her 14-year-old daughter.
Suffering from several behavioral health challenges, Almeida’s daughter lost her...
PBN summit: Does tech such as AI need more oversight in...
A device is in the works that can monitor when a patient administered their asthma inhaler, whether they used it at the correct time...
Thundermist’s finances now stabilized, hires new CEO and president
WOONSOCKET – Thanks to local health care stakeholders, Thundermist Health Center is officially out of the financial intensive care unit and on the mend.
Additionally,...
PBN Health Care Summit: R.I.’s fragile system is now in ‘crisis’
WARWICK – Six months ago, Dr. Michael Wagner said Rhode Island’s health care was fragile. Now he says it’s in a state of crisis.
Among...
Thundermist interim CEO Montanaro optimistic about future, but bailout is needed
WOONSOCKET – Maria Montanaro sees a light at the end of a very dark tunnel at Thundermist Health Center’s offices in that she hopes...
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...
State receives $2.5M in federal funds to support child Medicaid services...
PROVIDENCE – Local education agencies across Rhode Island will receive $2.5 million in federal grants from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
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