Governor Gina Raimondo has reinstated a task force charged with preventing drug overdose deaths. And she’s asking them for a plan to within 90 days.
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Feds Approve RI Plan to Coordinate Care For Dual Eligibles
Rhode Island has been given the green light for a pilot program to coordinate health care for people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. They’re…
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Former DPW Director Sues Taveras, Elorza & Others in Wrongful Termination Claim
Paul J. Thomas, who was fired in 2012 as Providence’s director of public works, is suing Mayor Jorge Elorza, his predecessor, Angel Taveras, and City…
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Medicare To Pay Doctors To Talk End-Of-Life Wishes
Medicare has proposed a new rule that would allow doctors to bill for end-of-life conversations with patients. It’s part of Care New England nurse…
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Reinvent Medicaid Group Issues Final Recommendations
Governor Gina Raimondo’s Working Group to Reinvent Medicaid has released the second and final piece of its plan to trim millions of dollars from the…
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State Begins Licensing Lactation Consultants
Rhode Island has certified its first lactation consultant. Breastfeeding experts have been helping new mothers for a long time. But this is the first…
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Interview: Providence VA Primary Care Chief On Overdose Prevention
The Veterans Health Administration has stepped up efforts to fight drug overdose deaths and prescription painkiller addiction. Veterans are more likely…
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Lawmakers Consider Extension Of Expiring Good Samaritan Law
Lawmakers vote tomorrow on a bill that expands legal immunity for people who call 9-1-1 if they witness an overdose. The so-called Good Samaritan law…
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Why Is It So Hard To Reduce Drug Overdoses?
Note: I’ve added a point about the Good Samaritan law, thanks to comments from readers. It’s up for consideration now at the Statehouse. A group of…
