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Saving an irreplaceable health resource for Rhode Island | Opinion
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (89+ words) Saving an irreplaceable health resource for Rhode Island | Opinion'The Providence Journal Several years ago, The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization I am privileged to lead, became aware that Prospect Medical Holdings was seeking to sell Roger Williams Medical Center…...
How RI's new financial system led to some paused Medicaid payments
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (170+ words) The federal government has stopped making its quarterly payments to the state of Rhode Island to cover Medicaid administrative expenses because the state's new financial system is out of sync with the ... How RI's new financial system led to some…...
WhiteSands Treatment Center Publishes New Resource on Pristiq Withdrawal Symptoms and Clinical Treatment Considerations
2+ week, 2+ day ago (540+ words) TAMPA, FL " March 05, 2026 " PRESSADVANTAGE " For more information about WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Tampa, contact the company here: COMMERCE, CA " March 06, 2026 " PRESSADVANTAGE " Paragon Steel is scaling up service for contractors and fabricators OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, UNITED STATES, March 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ " Expanding…...
RI health insurers seek steepest premium rate hikes in over a decade. What happens next?
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (829+ words) PROVIDENCE "Rhode Island private health insurers have submitted rate requests to the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC), asking for the steepest premium increases in more than a decade. The requested rate increases, which are for coverage effective on…...
Attorney general tightens oversight of health care mergers in RI
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (111+ words) Attorney general tightens oversight of health care mergers in RI'providencejournal.com Attorney general tightens oversight of health care mergers in RI The new rule is aimed at combating market concentration and the rising costs of health care Mergers of medical…...
Introducing Obyte Friends: Rewards for Connections and Active Staking
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (824+ words) Obyte community members can now make 1% a day by making friends every day and spreading the word about Obyte's unstoppable, censorship-resistant tech Active Staking and Rewards This model can be called "active staking, as users must actively participate in order…...
Double-digit increases to insurance premiums coming to nearly 175,000 in RI. Here's why
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (697+ words) Rhode Island's Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) announced Monday, Sept. 15 it has approved rate hikes to commercial insurance premiums. The premiums approved by OHIC are the highest in over a decade, according to Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King....
Affected by UHC and Brown Health contract termination? How you could get new coverage
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (229+ words) PROVIDENCE "The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have opened a special election period for Medicare Advantage members affected by the termination of Brown University Health's contract with UnitedHealthcare (UHC). On July 1, about 20,000 Rhode Islanders enrolled in some Medicare…...
Big pharma squares off against RI in lawsuit over 340B drug pricing program. What to know
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (129+ words) One of the world's biggest drug makers is suing the country's smallest state. The argument is over a federal drug discount program ... Big pharma squares off against RI in lawsuit over 340B drug pricing program. What to know Novartis, a global…...
When will the Big Beautiful Bill go into effect? How it will affect you financially
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) President Donald Trump'signed the'One Big Beautiful Bill'on July 4, making law legislation that will'slash taxes, kick'millions off Medicaid'and'increase the federal deficit. It is expected to affect the personal finances of millions of everyday Americans. However, not all of the provisions will…...