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Blue Cross to offer limited-network plan
In 2013, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will introduce a new health-insurance product, a shared-savings, limited-network plan, in collaboration with one or more of the state’s seven hospital systems, Blue Cross President and CEO Peter Andruszkiewicz told Providence Business News. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/6/12
Health insurers are hitting primary care spending targets
A new report issued today by the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner found that commercial health insurers met the spending targets for primary care in 2011 and are expected to do so for 2012. more
Coastal Medical named R.I.’s first Shared Savings ACO
Coastal Medical Inc., Rhode Island’s largest primary care group practice, was one of 89 medical organizations designated as an accountable care organization, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on late Monday. more
R.I. employers pay more for health insurance than U.S. average
Rhode Island employers pay more for employee health insurance than the national average in spite of a slowdown in the annual rate of increase, according to a study by USI Insurance Services. more
| 12/24/12
Prescriptions offered for workplace wellness
“Healthier employees are happier employees,” said Dina Pescione, a benefits manager at Amica Mutual Insurance Co. And that happiness factor, she says, has a direct correlation with the positive manner in which customer service is delivered, a key focus of what Amica sees as its competitive edge in insurance. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/20/12
Landmark, Blue Cross agree to extend contract
A memorandum of understanding was reached Wednesday between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket to extend the previous insurance contract that had expired on July 16. more
Blue Cross eliminates 43 positions
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced Wednesday that it has eliminated 43 positions, effective immediately. Sixty percent of the workforce reductions were management positions, according to the health insurer. more
Judge gives conditional approval for sale of Landmark
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. more
Judge OKs MOU between Landmark, Blue Cross
Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein today approved the memorandum of understanding between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Landmark Medical Center, renewing the the previous contract until Dec. 31 and enabling Landmark to once again be part of Blue Cross’s provider network more
New study documents payment disparity at R.I. hospitals
(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. more
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