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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to end nearly 65% of prior authorization requirements

July 3, 2024 |

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BCBSRI changes coverage for COVID-19

March 20, 2021

Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI will reinstitute cost-sharing to COVID-19 healthcare. Here is their announcement: In April 2020, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) voluntarily decided to waive cost sharing, or out-of-pocket costs, for COVID-19 treatment for only a few months. As the pandemic continued, we extended this waiver several times…

How Rhode Islanders see themselves, during a time of COVID

November 24, 2020

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health Photo: Kim Keck, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI, talking at the virtual event for the RI Life Index. The second annual RI Life Index offers a lens showing how Rhode Islanders perceive their lives, based on health, housing, economic and educational opportunities,…

Rhode Island Weather for May 21, 2025 – Jack Donnelly May 21, 2025
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Frontal system approaches from the west with drizzle and light rain developing in the early evening hours. Lows in the chilly mid 40’s and highs in the low 50’s with an northeasterly breeze. It’s a “D” day! ___ Follow Jack’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY Jack Donnelly was born… […]
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Time for Sour Grapes! May 21st – Tim Jones May 21, 2025
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist ___ Tim Jones: Originally from Attleboro, Massachusetts, Tim lives with his wife and two daughters in Smithfield, RI. He is a cartoonist, freelance illustrator, author and comedian. He is also a member of the National Cartoonist Society and the Mid-South Cartoonist Association. He teaches cartooning, speaks at local schools and libraries… […]
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It is what it is: May 21, 2025 – Jen Brien May 21, 2025
by Jennifer Brien, contributing writer, commentary FOR JULIANA What would I say to my beautiful niece who graduated from college last weekend If I were to give her a commencement speech? As an auntie who missed 90% of her life because of my personal struggles with alcoholism and PTSD I would say these things to… […]
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The RI Senior Games 2025 – “We need players!” May 21, 2025
WE NEED PLAYERS! – That’s the call of The RI Senior Games – kicking off the 2025 Season. And you are invited to be a part of it. Last year the RI Senior Games had 7 events and almost 500 competitors from RI and across the country. This year RISG is hosting 12 events! See… […]
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Another kerfuffle where strikers’ rights meet rights of children, elderly, homeowners, drivers May 21, 2025
Photo on picket line, Providence City Council social pages Members of SEIU at Butler Hospital have been striking for over a week now, walking on Blackstone Boulevard which has no sidewalks, often crossing back and forth over the one-lane car, one-lane bike land property. Picketing includes signs, shouting, notes for cars to blow their horns… […]
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Rhode Island Weather for May 20, 2025 – Jack Donnelly May 20, 2025
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A broad upper low is losing it’s steam as it heads well to our northeast, meaning that we’ll have a day of Sun and just some afternoon scattered cloud cover with a gusty northwesterly wind to 30 mph. Highs in the upper 60’s and lows in the upper 40’s. It’s an… […]
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ART! 180 artists at 29th annual Virtu Outdoor Art Festival May 20, 2025
Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce‘s annual Virtu Art Festival is in its 29th year! It will be held on May 24 & 25 where over 180 fine artists and craftsmen will exhibit and sell their works of art. You’ll find paintings, jewelry, pottery, glass, photography, clothing and more, while enjoying live bands all weekend. Free… […]
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Real Estate in RI: Historic East Side Tudor sells for $3.2M with Residential Properties May 20, 2025
Residential Properties Ltd. announces the sale of 767 Elmgrove Avenue on Providence’s East Side for $3.2 million. RPL Sales Associate Jim DeRentis represented the seller and RPL Sales Associate Derek Simpson represented the buyer in this transaction. According to State-Wide MLS data, this is the third-highest sale in Providence year to date, two of which… […]
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RIPEC report: RI Housing Resources Commission an agency in need of reform May 20, 2025
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) has released a policy brief highlighting issues with the design and operations of Rhode Island’s Housing Resources Commission (HRC): RIPEC found that the HRC has wide statutory authority over housing policy and programming and shares many of the same top-line responsibilities with the Department of Housing. Conducting a… […]
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RIPTA offers free bus rides to soccer matches in exchange for $150K in ads – Rhode Island Current May 20, 2025
By: Christopher Shea – May 13, 2025 – Rhode Island Current, re-printed by RINewsToday with permissions Photo: Courtesy photo from the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Rhode Island FC has yet to notch a home-field victory since its May 3 home opener ended in a tie at its new Pawtucket stadium, but the cash-strapped Rhode… […]
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