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What is a health insurance exchange anyway?

Rhode Island Public Radio is teaming up with the Rhode Island Foundation to explain a new way to sell health insurance. We’re hosting a community forum called, “Demystifying the Health Insurance Exchange.” But first, what is a health insurance exchange anyway? Rhode Island Public Radio’s health care reporter Megan Hall and correspondent Bradley Campbell explain with a trip to the grocery store. Listen to the story.

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Jack Wilmarth has gone without health insurance for four years

Rhode Island Public Radio is teaming up with the Rhode Island Foundation to explain a new way to sell health insurance. We’re hosting a community forum called “Demystifying the Health Insurance Exchange.” We’ve already explained what a health insurance exchange is. But in this story, Rhode Island Public Radio’s health care reporter Megan Hall and correspondent Bradley Campbell meet some of the people who might use it. Listen to the story.

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Meet the panel: Elizabeth Roberts

October 14, 2011

Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts first made history in 2007. Why? Well, she’s the first female elected to the position in the history of the Ocean State. But there’s a whole lot more behind the Lieutenant Governor than shattering glass ceilings with a ball-peen hammer. She’s spent much of her professional life working to reform the [...]

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Recent media coverage

October 13, 2011

Check out some recent media coverage of plans to create Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange: Providence Business News:  State seeks nearly $75 million to create health-benefit exchange Projo.com: Governor to issue executive order to establish health-benefits exchange GoLocalProv.com: State Applies for $74.5 Million Grant for Health Exchange ABC6.com: Chafee Seeks Federal Grant for Health Benefit Exchange Rhode Island [...]

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Meet the panel: Peter Andruszkiewicz

October 13, 2011

Peter Andruszkiewicz is the President and Chief Executive Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. The first thing you should know is how to pronounce his last name correctly. It’s, “Andrew-skevitz. ” More importantly, his work at the Ocean State’s largest insurance provider mirror some of the goals of the Health Insurance [...]

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Meet the panel: Christopher Koller

October 12, 2011

We’re excited to have Christopher Koller join our upcoming community forum, “Demystifying the Health Insurance Exchange.” Why? Well, Koller became Rhode Island’s first Health Insurance Commissioner in March 2005. Here’s what his bio says: “[Koller] is responsible for health insurance consumer protection, the financial solvency of RI’s domestic health insurers, the fair treatment of providers [...]

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Exchanges: it’s all about options

October 12, 2011

Two goals of the health insurance exchange: 1. Help push for health care quality improvement. 2. Reform the way its delivered. A new report funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation identifies options states could take to achieve such goals. (It’s well worth the read.) But something caught our eye at the top of the [...]

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How does the health exchange work? Follow the flow chart

October 11, 2011

Need help understanding the Health Insurance Exchange? Us, too. After the jump is a helpful flow-chart that explains it in simple terms.

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Glen Shor to participate in RI Health Exchange forum

October 11, 2011

Glen Shor is the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority. It’s the Massachusetts version of the Health Insurance Exchange. And he’ll join our panel discussion on Wednesday, October 19th from 5:30pm-7:30pm to share his insight as Rhode Island plans to create a new healthcare insurance exchange.

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