Category : Health

Reed-backed provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act start taking effect and reducing Rx drug prices for seniors on Medicare with future cost-saving reforms scheduled to be phased in PROVIDENCE, RI – A new law officially kicked in this week to begin lowering prescription drug costs across the United States. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed highlighted that […]Read More

Cranston, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins and representatives of the Cranston Police Department, Thundermist Health Center, Cranston Comprehensive Community Action Plan, and Gateway Emergency Health Services to announce improvements to de-escalation and crisis intervention training for local police officers.   Whitehouse helped shepherd the bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act into law […]Read More

Community Health Centers receive grants from new HRSA imitative expanding access to updated COVID-19 vaccines PROVIDENCE, RI – Several Rhode Island community health organizations are getting a boost from a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program meant to increase vaccination rates for COVID-19 in underserved populations. In an effort to combat a winter surge of […]Read More

Feedback from clients, community and national best practices built into proposal to ensure greater accountability, transparency and safety PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the McKee Administration’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced that is is releasing an RFQ (Request For Qualifications) for the state’s non-emergency medical transportation program. The RFP will be available later this […]Read More