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Analysis offered of new census figures on uninsured
New U.S. Census Bureau figures released on Sept. 12 revealed that there were 120,500 Rhode Islanders under 65 who did not have health insurance in 2011. more
Poverty, income disparities abound for R.I. children
The findings of the 2013 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook released Monday at a policy breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick revealed a growing income gap between the richest and poorest families. more
Boost seen for R.I. reform
The U.S. Supreme Court’s historic, 5-4 decision last week upholding the national health care reform law will bolster reform efforts already under way in the state, according to Rhode Island officials. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 7/2/12
Kurose testifies at Senate hearing on health care reform
Dr. G. Alan Kurose, president and CEO of Coastal Medical, one of the largest group practices of physicians in Rhode Island, testified on May 16 before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. more
Study documents disparity in payments to hospitals
A comprehensive study documenting a disparity in payments to hospitals in 2010 in Rhode Island lays bare “the legacy of the old way business was done, through confidential negotiations between hospitals and commercial insurance companies,” according to Thomas J. Breen, vice president and chief financial officer at South County Hospital in South Kingstown. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 1/7/13
Health plans in R.I., Mass. most comprehensive in U.S.
Although fewer than 2 percent of available health plans satisfy all required health benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts and Rhode Island plans covered the highest percentage of essential benefits in the country, according to an analysis from HealthPocket Inc. more
| 3/7/13
Blue Cross offers details, rationale behind projected premium hikes
On April 15, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island filed its proposed rates for health insurance products for coverage beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, with an overall average increase of 18.1 percent for individuals and an overall average increase of 14.7 percent for small groups, according to documents provided by Blue Cross justifying the rate requests. more
21% of R.I. children lived in poverty in ’11
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. more
Small-business insurance market from health law delayed a year
Small-business employees will have to wait a year before they can choose their own medical plans after the Obama administration delayed a part of the 2010 U.S. health care reform law intended to provide them with coverage options. more
Unions, Westerly Hospital bidder, reach labor pact
Two unions representing about 400 workers at Westerly Hospital have reached an agreement with Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., which has offered a bid of $69 million to purchase Westerly Hospital. more
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