As the contract between UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage and Brown University Health’s Rhode Island hospitals is set to end July 1, the state’s Office of Healthy Aging (OHA) tells ...

Four changes coming to health care in Rhode Island; and the push for a statue to honor Westerly's running legend "Tarzan" ...

Rhode Island’s health care system is in crisis. Changes from the General Assembly may help alleviate some of the problems ...

The tracker assumes the General Assembly finished its work for the year June 21. It lawmakers return for a special session in ...

Let’s keep this 988 number going. In October 2020, Congress passed legislation, co-authored by Rhode Island’s own Sen. Jack Reed, creating the new 988 behavioral health hotline. The vision of ...

The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Rhode Island Numbers Evening" game were: 2, 2, 3, 6 ...

During the 2023 state fiscal year, Rhode Island’s Medicaid program provided full medical coverage to 389,000 people at some point during the year, and another 12,000 residents received limited ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) does not cover the cost of contact lenses unless you’ve recently had cataract surgery. Some Medicare Advantage plans may offer vision coverage. Learn more.

If you believe that you or someone you know has fallen victim to Medicare fraud, first call your doctor, then contact the R.I. Office of Healthy Aging at (401) 462-3000.

How many people in Mississippi are on Medicaid and CHIP? According to KFF, about 642,000 people in Mississippi got health care via Medicaid and CHIP as of August 2024.. By the numbers, that looks ...