Rhode Island Public Radio's Health Reporter Megan Hall will moderate the panel discussion on what the new health insurance exchange means for Rhode Islanders. Panelists will include Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts, Health Insurance Commissioner Chris Koller, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island President and CEO Peter Andruszkiewicz, and Executive Director of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority Glen Shor.
This forum is free and open to the public, but space is limited. RSVP to rsvp@rifoundation.org or call (401) 427-4000.
Rhode Island Public Radio also will broadcast the forum on Sunday, October 23 at 11:00 a.m., 88.1 FM/102.7 FM.
Rhode Island Community Forums is sponsored in part by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
United Healthcare grants $250,000 to The Rhode Island Foundation to help improve access to primary health care
Stephen Farrell, CEO of UnitedHealthcare of New England (right), presents a $250,000 check to Neil Steinberg, president and CEO of The Rhode Island Foundation, to fund the loan forgiveness pool for primary care professionals.
United Healthcare of New England has donated $250,000 to The Rhode Island Foundation's loan forgiveness program for primary care professionals.
The goal of the loan forgiveness program is to increase the number of primary care physicians practicing in the state by helping them pay off their student loans. This in turn will help improve access to primary care for Rhode Islanders. The program awards up to $20,000 annually for up to four years for each physician.
United Healthcare's donation brings the program's fund total to $1.35 million.
