… roughly 156,000 Medicaid recipients will lose access to medications for opioid … carefully as opioids and other drugs that are easier to misuse … , Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont, more than 70% of pharmacies carried the drug …

… MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, to settle allegations … overcharged MassHealth for prescription drugs, the office of … part of the settlement, Rhode Island-based CVS will adopt … second settlement involving prescription drug pricing this summer. …

… MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, higher prices than … public for the same drugs. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea … process to review prescription drug pricing for MassHealth members … of Columbia. BOSTON — Rhode Island-based CVS Pharmacy will pay …

… for drug test strips and naloxone, the overdose reversal medication that … ban them. One, in Rhode Island, is protected by state and … treatment services. Cuts to Medicaid included in the sweeping … addicted to life-threatening drugs.” To pay for additional …

… Community behavioral health clinics accept Medicaid and often see uninsured people … therapy, group counseling, and medication management. Licensed behavioral health organizations … at places like PFLAG Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Pride Center. These …

… it overcharged Medicare for prescription drugs. In a Tuesday decision … CVS, based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, said on Wednesday it plans … the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), while … and accurately report Part D drug prices," he wrote. …

… and infants, and increasing Medicaid reimbursement to primary care providers … Insurance (Medigap) and aligns Rhode  Island’s market with neighboring states … for substituting therapeutically equivalent prescription drugs or devises. Such substitutions …

… 2003, provides coverage for prescription drugs. Over the years, Medicare has … negotiate lower drug prices for some of the most expensive medications. Medicaid, enacted … that Rhode Island would lose $3 to 5 billion in federal Medicaid funding …

… rest from federal sources — toward Medicaid rate increases for primary care … insurers want to substitute equivalent drugs or devices. The state budget … promote sustainable housing growth throughout Rhode Island. Lawmakers required anyone applying for …

A slew of bills are now in Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s hands, as the legislative session wraps up for the year. The General Assembly approved a $14.34 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year late Friday night that aims to address primary care shortages, …