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Report: R. I. healthcare spending reached historic high in 2024
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (118+ words) PROVIDENCE " Rhode Island healthcare spending surged to a historic high of 9. 1% in 2024, according to a new report from the R. I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner, exceeding the state's 5. 1% target by 4 percentage points. Meanwhile, per-person spending exceeded $10, 000 for the first time,…...
State health office, Thrive dispute Medicaid billing status
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (106+ words) WARWICK " The R. I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Thrive Behavioral Health are again butting heads, with the EOHHS alleging that Thrive maintains the ability to bill Medicaid for its Hillsgrove House facility. Thrive, which last week said that…...
Neronha proposes legislation to ease R. I.'s healthcare crisis
1+ week, 3+ day ago (158+ words) Neronha proposes legislation to ease R. I. s healthcare crisis'Providence Business News PROVIDENCE " Lowering prescription drug costs, ensuring the stability of Rhode Island hospitals and preventing the increasingly predatory practices of anti-competitive, market-dominating pharmacy benefit managers are among the healthcare legislative proposals…...
Rhode Island rises to occasion for hospitals deal
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (119+ words) There are few things more fundamental to the health of our state, our communities and our residents than having a network of quality, accessible hospitals. That is why, for the past 60 years, the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp....
The price of saving Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals? $408 M over 30 years
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (387+ words) Nancy Lavin is a senior staff writer for the Rhode Island Current. Celebrate Heroes and Be Part of the Discussion Deadline extended to March 25th Thank you to everyone who applied. Winners will be announced mid-April Women's health is not static....
State must act to protect health coverage
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (83+ words) Providence Business News Trouble is brewing at Health Source RI, and state leaders have an opportunity to provide at least a partial remedy. Rhode Island's health insurance marketplace says enrollment this year sank by 10% as average premiums doubled following the…...
State health insurance enrollment slips 10% year-over-year as average premiums rise by 101%
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (139+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE " Following the expiration of the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, enrollment in the state health insurance plans decreased 10% year-over-year as average monthly premiums increased by more than 100%. From year-end through the end of the open…...
Can these hospitals be saved? Centurion makes the case to lawmakers for $18 M state boost
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1681+ words) For nearly four years, The Centurion Foundation CEO Ben Mingle has argued the nonprofit would be the best steward of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. But Tuesday marked Mingle's first time appealing directly to Rhode…...
PBN Summit: Tax cuts to bring stimulus with rise in consumer spending, at least in short term
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (125+ words) pbn. com PROVIDENCE " It's going to be a "gangbusters" year for the consumer in 2026 as income generated from labor begins to outperform the financial markets, a reversal of the trend that has held for several years. That was the analysis…...
R. I. s hospital crisis could deepen
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (106+ words) Federal health insurance cuts are poised to amplify dire financial problems at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, observers say, significantly increasing the burden on patients, workers and the state's entire health care system. State health…...