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Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Here’s how the day unfolded.
18 Dec 2025 16:08 GMT
… lessons learned,” the senator from Rhode Island said.
Trump signs $901B … who offer the care—including medication and surgery—said the … proposed rules that would link Medicaid and Medicare funding to … vessels alleged to be carrying drugs, which has killed at …
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Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Here’s how the day unfolded.
18 Dec 2025 14:14 GMT
… lessons learned,” the senator from Rhode Island said.
Trump signs $901B … who offer the care—including medication and surgery—said the … proposed rules that would link Medicaid and Medicare funding to … vessels alleged to be carrying drugs, which has killed at …
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In the News… quick recap of news of the week 12-20-25
20 Dec 2025 09:47 GMT
… U shooting victims at Rhode Island Hospital.
Smithfield School Committee … double-tap” destruction of drug boats will not be … no longer pay via Medicaid for gender altering care … accelerated research and standardized drug development
Diversity visa lottery …
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<![CDATA[Pharmacists Must Consider Benefits and Risks for GLP-1 Medication for Pediatric Patients | ASHP Midyear 2025]]>
09 Dec 2025 21:23 GMT
… professor at the University of Rhode Island, and Norman E. Fenn, … discontinue her anxiety and depression medications after achieving weight loss … be covered by Medicare or Medicaid in 2026.1
… it difficult to determine the drug’s true effect. Furthermore, …
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Letter: The silent strain on adult children caring for aging parents
19 Dec 2025 19:05 GMT
… to navigate doctors’ appointments, medications, rehab centers, insurance issues, … memory care facilities in Rhode Island often cost far … cover long-term care. Medicaid requires people to spend … are struggling.
Third, Rhode Island needs a serious conversation …
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Pa. Medicaid to stop paying for use of Ozempic-type meds to cover weight loss next month
05 Dec 2025 03:10 GMT
… the costs of covering the drug earlier this year.
“ … , such as Wisconsin and Rhode Island, have considered restricting coverage … coverage for obesity. Medicaid covers the drugs for some uses — … to swallow.
While the medication has “extraordinary benefits for …
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North Dakota Does Not Retreat From Covering Drugs For Weight Loss
30 Nov 2025 15:48 GMT
… 1 drugs for weight loss as budgets tighten and Medicaid … patient advocates say the drugs will save money in … afford them.
North Carolina Medicaid ended coverage of GLP … Medicaid will limit coverage to people who are “morbidly obese.” Pennsylvania, Rhode Island …
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Rhode Island’s Healthcare Crisis: Healthcare System Is On The Verge of Collapse – Nick Landekic
01 Nov 2025 19:19 GMT
… plan. While this combines healthcare, drug, and other benefits into one … charge penalties.
Medicaid Cuts Will Hit Rhode Island Very Hard
One of … solve Rhode Island’s worsening healthcare crisis.
Rhode Island recently passed legislation to increase Medicaid …
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Trump administration moves to block, criminalize gender-affirming care for minors
19 Dec 2025 02:16 GMT
… children — include cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals … — including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire — where drug treatments and surgical …
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States’ Management of Medicaid Home Care Spending Ahead of H.R. 1 Effects
20 Nov 2025 21:35 GMT
… certain health care services or medications before the care is provided … conducted by various entities, including Medicaid agencies, other state entities, managed … waiver services (Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island). Additionally, 3 states (Georgia, Idaho …