Tag: R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
McKee vows no broad-based tax hikes, sustaining existing budget investments
PROVIDENCE – During his fourth "State of the State" address, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday said the administration plans to build upon the...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2024
From high-profile corporate layoffs to controversial real estate sales, fallout from the Washington Bridge shutdown and organization leadership shakeups, the top stories of 2024...
Addressing doctor shortage could be a primary challenge for lawmakers
State legislators might consider a host of potential prescriptions to ease Rhode Island’s worsening shortage of primary care doctors when they convene in January,...
A CURE FOR THE ILLS? Not everybody is convinced R.I. would...
(Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its impact on...
R.I. health insurance commissioner OKs modified rate hikes for 2025
CRANSTON – The R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner on Tuesday approved commercial health insurance rate hikes for 2025 for all insurers, though...
A legislative delay worth celebrating
Lawmakers often get criticized for late dealmaking at the end of General Assembly sessions that can leave the impression that too much of the...
Health insurers seek rate increases for 2025
PROVIDENCE – Local health insurers have submitted requested commercial health insurance rate hikes for 2025 for individual, small- and large-group plans, the R.I. Office...
PBN health summit: R.I.’s system gaining strength, but much more needs...
PROVIDENCE – Fragile. That’s the word that comes to Dr. Michael Wagner’s mind when he thinks of Rhode Island’s health care landscape.
“As we ...
Legislation could change dental coverage in R.I.
A few weeks ago, oral surgeon Dr. Frederick A. Hartman said he was treating a patient who thought he could afford the dentures he...
King nominated as permanent R.I. health insurance commissioner
PROVIDENCE – Cory King, currently the acting R.I. health insurance commissioner, has been nominated to have the job permanently, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced...