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January 14, 2011

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Article1Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signs Executive Order establishing RI Healthcare Reform Commission

Governor Chafee signs Executive Order

Looking on as Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signs the Executive Order are (l to r) Foundation President and CEO Neil D. Steinberg, Foundation Vice President for Grant Programs Owen Heleen, and Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts.

The Rhode Island Foundation was the setting for the signing by Governor Lincoln D. Chafee of Executive Order 11-04 establishing the RI Healthcare Reform Commission.

The Commission is an outgrowth of the Healthy RI Task Force that was formed last year by the lieutenant governor to gather input and make plans for how our state can take advantage of the opportunities in the federal Affordable Care Act. Governor Chafee noted that the Executive Order "puts the official stamp on all the good work that is being done in the state in healthcare reform." 
 
In thanking the Foundation for hosting the ceremony, Chafee stated, "We're fortunate in Rhode Island to have this organization which has done so much good in the state and continues to do that work."

Read the news release announcing the RI Healthcare Reform Commission on the governor's website.

Learn more about the Foundation's work in primary healthcare reform.

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