I wish I could be in two places at once. This Friday, two health policy-related conferences take place simultaneously in Warwick. Here’s a bit more…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Happy Friday, and thanks for stopping by for my weekly column.
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RI Health Uninsured Rate Cut To 5 Percent
Just 5 percent of Rhode Islanders now lack health insurance and the uninsured rate has dropped by more than half since 2012, according to data released…
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RI Medicaid Denied 65% Of Requests For Hepatitis C Drugs
Hepatitis C may not take as big of a chunk out of the state’s Medicaid budget as previously projected. One reason? A majority of patients who requested…
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Raimondo Calls For Plan To Fight Overdose Deaths
Governor Gina Raimondo has reinstated a task force charged with preventing drug overdose deaths. And she’s asking them for a plan to within 90 days.
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Feds Approve RI Plan to Coordinate Care For Dual Eligibles
Rhode Island has been given the green light for a pilot program to coordinate health care for people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. They’re…
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HealthSource RI Fixes Some Glitches, Customer Service Still Lags
Months into her tenure as head of HealthSource RI, Anya Rader Wallack is still trying to undo a tangle of customer service problems.
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On World Hepatitis Day, Taking Stock Of Progress
Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 marks the 5th annual World Hepatitis Day, a global awareness-raising event launched by the World Hepatitis Alliance, in concert…
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Raimondo Calls For Cap On Health Care Spending
Governor Gina Raimondo has asked a working group to come up with a way to slow health care spending in Rhode Island. It’s a strategy that has showed…