Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island CurrentJanuary 2, 2026 Heading into his sixth year leading the chamber, Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has mastered the art of satisfying a flurry of funding ...

Under Act 628, individuals with a specified Body Mass Index will be eligible for bariatric surgery, but not weight-loss drugs ...

As a married couple, their combined income would exceed 400% of the federal poverty level, and make Benisch ineligible for ...

Figuring out the insurance puzzle for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026.

While sign-ups are above 2024, some states are concerned about higher terminations, fewer new enrollees and more consumer calls for help. If Congress fails again to extend enhanced subsidies in ...

If legislators on both sides of the aisle could compromise, all Americans could get better care, writes R.I. health ...

Housing affordability remains a Shekarchi priority, but he acknowledges that health care has risen to the top of the policy agenda.

The legislation, expected to come to a vote next week, would make changes that could eventually affect health care costs but are unlikely to immediately curb rising premiums. By Michael Gold and ...

A Republican-drafted proposal to set up health savings accounts for people who buy their health insurance on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace failed to advance on a largely party-line vote ...

People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums. Patty Reed, a small-business employee in Los Angeles, had an Obamacare plan with no ...

Costs happen. And price increases on everything could be the most life-impacting development of 2025. Looking ahead, millions of people are expected to decide that health insurance is unaffordable for ...