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Mar 21 2023

The big Medicaid eligibility test: Recertifying 1/3 of Rhode Island residents – Richard Asinof

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Lori Whittemore, Director of Patient Access Services at Providence Community Health Centers, introduced ...
staying at home

Mar 19 2023

Ocean State Center for Independent Living program on fall prevention, remaining at home

Fall prevention: Balance, Breath & Movement will be the first topic presented at the Ocean State Center for Independent Living ...

Mar 14 2023

Legislation proposes $200M to increase Medicaid rates in Rhode Island – Richard Asinof

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer As the process to enact the 2024 state budget winds its way through the ...
Tina Guinette Pedersen

Mar 9 2023

Presidential appointment for Rhode Island accessibility advocate, Tina G. Pedersen

Rhode Islander, Tina Guenette Pedersen, was appointed by President Joseph Biden this week to serve, along with others on the ...
Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha

Mar 7 2023

Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha, public health advocate – part two – Richard Asinof

PART Two R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha shared in great detail the worries that keep him up late at night, ...
AG Peter Neronha

Feb 28 2023

Rhode Island Attorney General Neronha sounds the alarm – Richard Asinof

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer PART OneLast week, Attorney General Peter Neronha spent more than an hour sharing his ...

Feb 14 2023

BCBS of Rhode Island’s CEO Martha Wofford on the pulse of healthcare – Richard Asinof

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Martha Wofford, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island, ...

Feb 14 2023

Your COVID risk depends on who, and where, you are – Nick Landekic

By Nick Landekic, contributing writer to RINewsToday Photo: RI photographer Jason Michalski President Biden wants the COVID national state of ...

Feb 13 2023

Nursing home workforce crisis deepens with minimum staffing standards – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on senior issues "The long-term care industry is enduring the worst workforce crisis in its ...

Feb 9 2023

Competition hot for senior primary care as CVS acquires Oak Street Health

CVS Health and Oak Street Health have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Oak Street ...