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The success of Rhode Island’s Health Benefits Exchange requires a “thoughtful approach,” according to a report from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council issued Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Beginning July 1, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has announced a nearly 10 percent cut to behavior health professionals who treat patients in 45-minute psychotherapy sessions.
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By Richard Asinof |
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United HealthCare and Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital network, have announced the creation of an accountable coordinated care organization, or ACCO, the first of its kind in New England.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A three-year, $105 million contract to build a new IT platform connecting the state of Rhode Island’s health care technology infrastructure has been awarded to Deloitte Consulting, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Health insurers will gain $1 trillion in new revenue over the next eight years under the 2010 health care law, assuming it’s upheld by the Supreme Court, according to a Bloomberg Government study.
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Bloomberg News
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5/21/12
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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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The Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic received a $40,000 grant from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to help fund its new walk-in Cheer clinic.
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By PBN Staff
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In response to the changing landscape of health care delivery in Rhode Island, the state’s largest business group focused on health issues is repositioning itself in the market and evolving in its focus, message, advocacy and outreach.
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By Richard Asinof
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When the first six states – Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington – were granted conditional approval by the Obama administration on Dec. 10, 2012, to operate their new state-run, health-insurance exchanges, Rhode Island had not yet filed its application.
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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller has granted conditional approval to the revised health insurance premium increases from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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