On Tuesday, two Rhode Island House committees will take another close look at Governor Gina Raimondo’s proposed budgets for Medicaid and the state’s…
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SEIU Says Medicaid Savings Could Include Boosting Home Care Worker Pay
Health care workers rallied at the Rhode Island Statehouse today to call for better wages. The Service Employees International Union has concerns about…
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$25M Awarded To RI Couple For Malpractice At Rhode Island Hospital
Jurors have awarded more than $25 million dollars to a Rhode Island couple for medical malpractice at Rhode Island Hospital. It’s one of the largest…
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Montanaro: Eleanor Slater Hospital Faces “Myriad Problems”
Recently appointed director of the state’s behavioral health agency Maria Montanaro says Eleanor Slater Hospital is facing serious problems. She told…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Streetcar No One Desires
So Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza wants to build a trolley system. RIPR Political analyst Scott MacKay says this is a great idea, but can the city afford…
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A Providence Trolley? Seriously Mayor Elorza?
So Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza wants to build a trolley system. RIPR Political analyst Scott MacKay says this is a great idea, but…. Wouldn’t it be…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Time To Regulate Pot Like Booze?
A push to legalize marijuana – once again – has returned to the Statehouse. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay parses what has become a perennial issue…
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A Deeper Dive: 34 Initiatives To Change Medicaid
A group of 29 Rhode Islanders, from health care providers to policy experts and lawmakers, has been convening for several months to come up with a plan…
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No Easy Task: “Reinventing” Medicaid To Improve Health, Contain Costs
Today is the due date for a plan to cut nearly $180 million dollars from Medicaid. Half of that is state funding, the other matching federal dollars. To…