February 18, 2022
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would file a lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of Rhode Island’s two largest health care providers, Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System. The agency, which voted unanimously …
September 15, 2015
The number of uninsured people in Rhode Island has dropped by more than half since 2012, according to a survey released on Sept. 10 by the state’s health insurance exchange. Fewer than 50,000 people in Rhode Island now lack health …
September 2, 2015
Rhode Island’s attorney general has sued the state’s health insurance commissioner for allowing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island to hike premiums for some residents 10 percent. Attorney General Peter Kilmartin says even though Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Hittner pared …