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Political Roundtable: Rodriguez on Medicaid Spending, Misuse of Campaign Funds and PawSox
Physician, educator and talk-show host Pablo Rodriguez joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the uptick in state revenue; the battle over…
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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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The Bottom Line: Nursing Homes Predict Impact From Cuts To Medicaid
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week…
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New Data Reveal Most Prescribed Drugs To RI Medicare Recipients
In 2013, the top prescribed drug for Rhode Islanders with Medicare drug plans was Omeprazole, a treatment for heart burn, ulcers, and gastroesophageal…
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TGIF: 19 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The month of May is here, bringing a heightened focus on Gina Raimondo’s proposed budget and the PawSox proposal. So thanks for stopping by, and feel…
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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…