The American Health Care Act, which is the House Republican bill to replace Obamacare, includes a provision that would defund Planned Parenthood. The…
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CBO Report Fuels RI Reps’ Distaste For GOP Health Plan
A report issued Monday by the Congressional Budget Office ran the numbers on the Republicans’ plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, called the…
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ACA Repeal Could Affect Care For The Elderly
New England is one of the fastest aging regions in the country. To keep up with the demand for care of the elderly, there is an increasing dependence on…
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Rhode Island Hires New Medicaid Director
Rhode Island has hired a new Medicaid director. The hire comes at a time when major changes could be afoot for the state’s health insurance program for…
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Rhode Islanders React To Republican ACA Repeal/Replace Plan
Rhode Island’s congressional representatives and others are condemning the bill unveiled by U.S. House Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Don’t Turn Local Cops Into Immigration Enforcers
Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steve Pare doesn’t want city police used as deputy immigration agents. RIPR Political Analyst Scott MacKay says…
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Laying The Blame, Then Plotting A Course, For UHIP
Problems with the state’s new online public assistance system, UHIP, are much more significant than anyone realized.
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Raimondo Faults Vendor Deloitte For Delivering “Defective” UHIP System
Governor Gina Raimondo on Wednesday blamed state vendor Deloitte for delivering what she called a defective IT system for administering human service…
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Roberts Resigns Ahead Of Latest UHIP Assessment
State Health and Human Services Secretary Elizabeth Roberts resigned from her post Tuesday, just ahead of the latest update on problems with the state …
