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Brown Health losses raise fears for R. I. services
20+ hour, 41+ min 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 of…...
At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, wellbeing is more than a product
2+ week, 2+ day 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+ week, 2+ day 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+ week, 2+ day 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…...
Health insurers seek rate increases for 2027
2+ week, 3+ day ago (146+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE " Local health insurers have submitted requested commercial health insurance rate hikes for 2027 for individual, small- and large-group plans, the R. I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner announced Monday. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Neighborhood…...
At hospitals, both management and residents feeling financial woes
2+ week, 6+ day ago (140+ words) Providence Business News While lawmakers on Smith Hill were busy putting the final touches on the state's fiscal 2027 $15. 2 billion budget, a first-of-its-kind labor action was taking place only a couple of miles away. Following close to a year of stalled…...
CVS challenges Tennessee law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies
4+ week, 1+ day ago (89+ words) CVS challenges Tennessee bill banning PBMs from owning pharmacies Providence Business News PROVIDENCE " CVS Health Corp. is suing the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy over a new law that prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in that state....
Wallet Hub: R. I. 7th lowest in nation for resident healthcare spending
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (145+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE " Rhode Island is among the bottom 10 states for how much residents pay for healthcare relative to household income, according to Wallet Hub. The personal finance website in Florida analyzed the prices of five components, including the…...
Report: R. I. healthcare spending reached historic high in 2024
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...