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At hospitals, both management and residents feeling financial woes
3+ day, 8+ hour 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
1+ week, 5+ 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
2+ week, 4+ 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
4+ week, 2+ day 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+ day 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+ mon, 1+ week 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
2+ mon, 5+ day 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
2+ mon, 3+ 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
3+ mon, 2+ 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%
3+ mon, 6+ day 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…...