Governor Gina Raimondo has proposed cutting more than $70 million in state funding for Medicaid, the government health insurance for low-income…
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Flu Strains RI Emergency Rooms
Nearly 300 people have been hospitalized for the flu in Rhode Island this season, and emergency rooms at two local hospitals are overwhelmed with patients.
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Former Obama Administration Official To Coordinate Opioid Response
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has hired former state Senator Tom Coderre, a Democrat, to serve as a senior advisor on the opioid crisis. The governor…
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RI ACLU Suit: State UHIP System Dropped Residents From Medicaid Rolls
The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a second class-action lawsuit against the state over problems related to its…
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This I Believe New England: Still Me
It’s a truism, isn’t it, that every life has its challenges – some big, some small, and the rest in between. Under the best of circumstances, we bump…
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UHIP: State Officials Report Progress, But Roughly 6,000 Residents Remain Without Benefits
Last week we met Rhode Islanders waiting outside the state Department of Human Services because of problems with benefits like food stamps and Medicaid….
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Ah, the intra-party fellowship of the holiday season! That’s one of one of our top themes this week, so thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As…
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UHIP Still Leaving Some Rhode Islanders Out In The Cold
The start of the month is an important time for Son Sam, a 62-year-old grandmother. That’s when she gets her food stamps. But this month, she didn’t get…
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This I Believe New England: Seeing Clearly
Most of us have discovered that we can be blindsided by life’s unpredictable, sometimes unbidden events: the doctor’s diagnosis we weren’t expecting, or…
