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Neronha files objections to proposed individual health insurance rate hikes
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (130+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Tuesday filed objections with the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner in response to requests made by two health insurers to significantly increase individual rates next year. Neronha filed…...
R.I. healthcare system struggles to make recovery
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (82+ words) Providence Business News Massive cuts to insurance, persistent staffing shortages and widespread financial woes continue to vex Rhode Island’s healthcare system in 2026, though the Ocean State also managed to extinguish some long-burning fires over the past five years. After years…...
Audit flags 71 issues in state’s handling of $7B in federal funds
3+ week, 1+ day ago (265+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island auditors flagged 71 issues in the state’s handling of more than $7 billion in federal funds for fiscal 2025, including compliance problems in several major federal programs, according to a report released July 30 by Auditor General David A. Bergantino. The…...
CVS Caremark settles with FTC, agrees to drug-pricing changes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (189+ words) Providence Business News WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark, CVS Health Corp.’s pharmacy benefit manager, has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over insulin prices and rebate practices. The agreement resolves the FTC’s 2024 lawsuit alleging CVS Caremark, Express Scripts Inc....
R.I. residents spend less on health insurance than most states, WalletHub says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (128+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among the bottom 10 states for how much residents pay for health insurance relative to household income, according to WalletHub. The personal finance website in Florida analyzed the premiums of a silver health insurance…...
Cross-border toll: Brown Health’s Mass. facilities have lost millions; will it cost R.I.?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) Providence Business News When state Rep. Lauren H. Carson saw Brown University Health’s financial performance earlier this year, she was fuming. Rhode Island’s largest health system reported a $17.6 million loss for a three-month period that ended on Dec. 31, a bottom line written…...
Brown Health losses raise fears for R.I. services
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) Providence Business News Brown University Health insists losses tied to two ailing Massachusetts hospitals have no bearing on financial decisions affecting Rhode Island operations. But they can’t convince Rep. Lauren H. Carson, D-Newport, and others who fought the potential closure…...
At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, wellbeing is more than a product
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (90+ words) Providence Business News PBN Best Places to Work 2026 Awards ENTERPRISE COMPANIES #1. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Local employees: 933 CEO and President Martha L. Wofford Anastasia Bergmann has logged months of physical therapy sessions without ever leaving her house. It…...
Lathrop Insurance bets on transparency, employee perks to build healthy workplace
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (87+ words) Providence Business News PBN Best Places to Work 2026 Awards SMALL COMPANIES #1. Lathrop Insurance Inc. Local employees: 23 President Daniel Lathrop When Daniel Lathrop rejoined his family’s insurance agency nearly nine years ago, he brought with him a list of things he…...
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) PBN Best Places to Work 2026 Awards ENTERPRISE COMPANIES #8. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Employees in R.I.: 583 CEO and president Peter Marino Questions answered by April Garcia, manager of employee experience How has your company adapted in response to workforce shortages…...