Posts Tagged ‘medicaid’
CVS Expands Primary Care in Connecticut — What It Could Mean for Rhode Island
CVS Health is expanding adult primary care through MinuteClinic in Connecticut, while Massachusetts regulators review a proposed CVS-Mass General Brigham affiliation. For Rhode Island — where Anchor Medical’s closure left thousands searching for doctors — the question is whether CVS can help fill the primary care gap without driving up costs.
Read MoreMedicare Enrolled will see Lower Costs on Select Drugs in 2026 – Herb Weiss
CMS Continues Efforts to Negotiate Lower Drug Costs By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues With Medicare Open Enrollment ending next week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that last year’s Medicare negotiations produced a net savings of 44%—about $12 billion—on 15 widely used prescription drugs that treat cancer and other…
Read MoreMedicare and Medicaid at 60: Historic Milestones, Looming Changes – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As 68 million Medicare beneficiaries recognize the 60th anniversary of Medicare, changes are coming to these landmark programs. Presented as efforts to slash costs and combat fraud, the thought of change to Medicare in almost any way leaves many older Americans feeling threatened that their health and…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Neighborhood Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare to manage RI Medicaid
New contract includes quality, oversight, and financial management requirements that will lead to improved outcomes for Medicaid members and the state The state has chosen two Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to serve Rhode Island Medicaid members beginning on July 1, 2025. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (NHPRI) and UnitedHealthcare of New England (UHC) have…
Read MoreNEW: Linn Health says it will close. Medicaid site visit. State response.
UPDATED: Statement from Aldersbridge Communities (nonprofit parent organization of Linn Health and Rehabilitation) from CEO Richard Gamache. Linn Health and Rehabilitation is submitting its facility closure plan today (May 24) and will begin coordinating with the RIDOH and State Ombudsman team on the orderly transfer of residents according to plan. There are 22 studio apartments…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Nursing Home Navigator, new service at The Care Concierge of New England
Nursing Home Navigator services now offered by Care Concierge of New England
Read MoreShortage of direct care professionals a local and national concern – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last week, at the Senate Dirksen Building, Room SD-562, Chairman Bob Casey, of the U.S. Special Committee on Aging, (D-PA), showcased S. 4120, legislation that he introduced with U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act, introduced during the 118thCongress, would…
Read MoreThe legislative wish list of Rhode Island’s groups on aging – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The Rhode Island General Assembly’s 2024 session kicked off on Jan. 2, 2024, scheduled to adjourn on June 30, 2024. According to LegiScan, over the last three months 2,164 bills have been thrown into the legislative hopper. “The state budget will likely be voted upon by the…
Read MoreRegulatory approval can make a belated Christmas miracle happen – Herb Weiss
Regulatory Agencies Approval Can Make Facility’s Belated Christmas Miracle Happen By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photos – Linn Health A belated Christmas miracle may truly happen, if state and federal agencies allow the Linn Health & Rehabilitation to convert one of its floors into affordable assisted living specializing in memory and dementia…
Read MoreSenior Agenda Coalition of RI unveils legislative agenda to packed house of seniors – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last Wednesday, the main ballroom at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick was filled, to capacity. Hundreds came to the Senior Agenda Coalition of RI’s (SACRI) 2024 Legislative Leaders Forum to learn about the advocacy group’s issue priorities. House and Senate leadership, along with members of both caucuses…
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