Public Policy & Advocacy Archives
Governor Advocates for Rhode Island Membership
- Healthcare Solutions Partnership Committee September 4, 2008 : The Lifespan Care New England Proposed Merger-September 2008. Please review a summary by Dr. Hollmann (Chairman) of the discussion and recommendations.
- The Lifespan/Care New England Merger and Health Care in Rhode Island-article by N.S. Damle, MD, FACP
- Read this important article by the Governor regarding Retail Based Health Clinics.
- Please take a moment to review the Governor's article on The Impact of "Preauthorization" for Advanced Medical Imaging on Health Care and Primary Care Medicine.
Governor Advocates for Physician and Practice Issues with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island
- On April 10, 2007, our Governor sent the following letter to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island advocating for intermists to receive an increase in the fee schedule.
- On April 23, 2007, this response letter
from Jim Purcell, President and CEO of Blue Cross of Rhode Island was received. - On May 22, 2007, our Governor sent the following letter to UnitedHealth Care of New England advocating for fair compensation for internists and their critical work citing the communitment Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island made for regional parity in reimbursement.
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Thomas A Bledsoe, MD FACP
ACP Governor for Rhode Island
Donna Goodnow
ACP Rhode Island Chapter
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