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A Web-based guide to employee benefits, products and services has been created by the New England Employee Benefits Council, the nonprofit group announced on Jan. 15.
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By Richard Asinof |
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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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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
By Richard Asinof
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CHEER clinic founder talks about the five-year facility’s work.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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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.
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By PBN Staff
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– As part of its review of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s request to raise its 2013 rates, R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller has scheduled a public input meeting on Jan. 9, 2013, from 1-2:30 p.m. at the R.I. Department of Labor and Training offices, 1511 Pontiac Ave., Building 73-1.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Rhode Island was granted conditional approval to operate its R.I. Health Benefits Exchange, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today, one week after Rhode Island submitted a 1,000-page “Exchange Blueprint.”
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By Richard Asinof |
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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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By Richard Asinof |
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Two reports released today by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller provide insight into market trends covering Rhode Island’s commercial health insurers.
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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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