Rhode Island faces a big financial gap as Governor Gina Raimondo prepares to unveil her first budget Thursday. State law requires a balanced spending…
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Experts To Brief Lawmakers On Hep C In RI; Cost Of Treatment Likely To Come Up During Budget Talks
Experts on hepatitis C will present to lawmakers next Tuesday about the disease and how to prevent its spread in the Ocean State. Their presentation…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Talk about a full Rhode Island. Gordon Fox pleads guilty, Gerry Martineau wants his legislative pension, the state Supreme Court green-lights an April…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo's Budget Challenges And Secrecy
Gov. Gina Raimondo is scheduled to release her first state budget on Thursday. Part of the challenge is to slash a projected $190 million deficit. So…
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Medicaid Faces Challenges Nationwide, But Few States Cutting Benefits
A working group appointed by Governor Gina Raimondo has just held its first meeting. Their task: to reinvent Medicaid, the state’s health insurance…
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Group To “Reinvent” Medicaid Kicks Off
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s working group to “reinvent Medicaid” convened for the first time Monday night. The group’s task is to find savings and rein in…
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How Other States Are Trying To Cut Medicaid Costs
In Connecticut, Gov. Dannel Malloy has proposed deep cuts to Medicaid to help close a $1.3 billion dollar state budget deficit. Arielle Levin Becker…
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Medicaid Reform: What’s At Stake
Gov. Gina Raimondo has appointed a working group to “reinvent Medicaid.” The group must present the Governor with ideas for trimming costs and improving…
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Gov. Raimondo Tackles Rhode Island’s High Medicaid Costs
Governor Gina Raimondo is asking a group of healthcare leaders to tackle the cost of Medicaid. The program provides healthcare for poor and elderly…
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TGIF: 18 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
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