Tag: Rich Salit
Under financial pressure, Brown University Health mum on Newport Hospital birthing...
Brown University Health is back in the black, but its financial forecast remains grim as costs associated with uncompensated care, insurance denials and federal...
Insurers face new rules to bolster primary care
Health care professionals are closely monitoring the fallout of new regulations the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner established this year that are...
With tax credits about to end, Rhode Islanders could pay thousands...
As the Dec. 31 end to federal subsidies for federal health care nears, pressure is mounting on insurers, providers, and the nearly 40,000 Rhode...
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...
3 insurers fined $1M for COVID-19 cost-sharing violations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner on Thursday fined three health insurers a total of $1.03 million for violating state...
Blue Cross lays off 30 employees, reports $115M loss in FY...
PROVIDENCE – After reporting a $115 million net loss in fiscal year 2024, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced plans to...
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...
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