Safe Zone designation identifies sites providing safe and inclusive care to the LGBTQ community PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is now accepting applications for its newest cohort of LGBTQ Safe Zone facilities. Healthcare facilities designated as Safe Zones will join more than 80 sites statewide that have demonstrated they are providing safe, […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that elderly and disabled residents receive critical supportive services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced $818,137 in federal funding to help provide wellness and community-based services so senior citizens and residents with disabilities can live more independently. Seventeen Rhode Island affordable housing service providers will receive the federal aid […]Read More
Funding awarded to communities across Rhode Island to support the shift from 180 days of learning to 365 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the recipients of nearly $3.8 million in Advancing Learning Beyond the 180-Day School Year grant program funding aimed to support Rhode Island […]Read More
Organized teams of BCBSRI employees will spend the workday volunteering for 14 nonprofits across the state in support of a wide range of community projects PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has announced the nonprofit organizations that will benefit from Blue across Rhode Island, the company’s signature day of service […]Read More
Vehicular heatstroke has already claimed the lives of 10 children in the U.S. this year. Providence, RI, July 7, 2023 — With record hot temperatures upon us this year, AAA reminds motorists to take extra precautions to make sure children and pets are not left in vehicles. Deaths due to heatstroke often occur when caregivers […]Read More
Farah Shafi, MD, MBA, an obstetrician-gynecologist with personal and professional ties to Rhode Island, comes from Mass General Brigham Health Plan PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Farah Shafi, MD, MBA, an experienced physician and healthcare leader in Massachusetts with ties to Rhode Island, has been appointed chief medical officer of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and the Providence Public School District (PPSD) are thrilled to announce that the Harry Kizirian Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) program has officially been awarded the prestigious BrightStars 5-star rating. Harry Kizirian Elementary Pre-K is the second school in the District to receive this star […]Read More
BCBSRI receives top score of 100 on national Disability Equality Index® PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has been designated a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion having received a score of 100 on the 2023 Disability Equality Index for the second consecutive year. A joint initiative administered by […]Read More
Proposed increase would affect more than 166,000 Rhode Islanders across individual plans and large and small employer group plans PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today the filing of objections with the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) in response to requests to increase health insurance rates in 2024 filed by multiple health […]Read More
PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien, Public Safety Director Police Chief Tina Goncalves, and Pawtucket Fire Department Chief John Trenteseaux have announced that the Fire Department will be accepting applications beginning today, Friday, August 4th, 2023. Requirements that must be met by candidates at the time of application include the following: Must be at least […]Read More
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