Tag: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
R.I. allocated $21.8M in heating assistance funds
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was allocated $21.8 million to help Rhode Island families and seniors with heating costs, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Friday.
The...
R.I. Department of Labor and Training awarded $1.3M opioid crisis grant
PROVIDENCE – A $1.3 million federal grant awarded to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training will help provide jobs and training to address...
5 R.I. hospitals receive $71.3M for COVID-19 costs
PROVIDENCE – A combined $71.3 million of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds has been disbursed to five Rhode Island hospitals, the...
State to expand serology testing among high-contact workers
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott recently announced a second, expanded serology testing effort among people in specific high-contact professions...
RIDOH, BHDDH partner on new Buprenorphine Hotline
CRANSTON – Launched this month, a new state hotline is helping people with opioid addiction, or who are suffering from opioid withdrawal, find help...
CareLink working to decontaminate N95 masks for nursing, group homes
EAST PROVIDENCE – CareLink, an East Providence-based nonprofit network of health care providers for seniors, has begun coordinating access to decontamination services for N95...
R.I. receives $5M to aid seniors, disabled during pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $5 million in federal funds to help seniors and the disabled during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Jack Reed,...
R.I. to receive $17M in federal funds for opioid crisis
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $17.1 million in federal funds to combat the opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
R.I. reinsurance program lowers individual health insurance rates
PROVIDENCE – A new state program has earned federal approval, paving the way for savings on health insurance premiums for some consumers.
The health insurance...
R.I. to receive $2.1M in HHS funds for opioid treatment...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $2.1 million for opioid treatment programs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.
Of the total,...