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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller announced today his decision to “significantly lower “ the average requested 2013 health insurance premiums for Rhode Island’s three commercial insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England and Tufts Health Plan.
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CVS Caremark has become the pharmacy for the Rhode Island Free Clinic, dispensing free medicine to more than 2,000 clinic patients at three pharmacy locations – in Cranston, Central Falls and Providence, CVS announced Friday.
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By Richard Asinof |
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More than one in five (21.9 percent) of Rhode Island’s children was living in poverty in 2011, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Following a three-hour hearing today, Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein gave his conditional approval of the asset purchase agreement for the sale of Landmark Medical Center to Prime Healthcare Services in Ontario, Calif.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Mark Reynolds, president and CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, has resigned after seven years to take a new job as president and CEO of CRICO, the patient safety and medical professional liability company serving the Harvard Medical Community.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released the results of its annual survey of Rhode Island providers on Oct. 12, which found Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island scoring higher than its two commercial health insurance competitors, UnitedHealthcare and Tufts Health Plan in the three categories measured.
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By Richard Asinof |
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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller announced today that he was lowering the previously approved health insurance average premium increases for Tufts Health Plan subscribers.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s BlueSolutions for HAS Direct Plan 5000/10000 plan was the only insurance plan in Rhode Island to earn five stars on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the Best Health Insurance Plans.
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11/19/12
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(Updated, 2:45 p.m.) A new comprehensive study released Wednesday by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller documents payment disparity by hospitals and payers in Rhode Island.
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