Health Care
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Whitehouse Meets with East Providence Seniors
East Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today visited with East Providence seniors at Orchard View Manor to discuss his efforts to preserve Social Security and Medicare benefits, make prescription drugs more affordable by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with drug companies, and o...…Read More
Posted on 8/15/2012 | -
Whitehouse Holds Hearing on Health Care Delivery System Reform
As the public debate over health care reform continues to focus on the “individual mandate” and other hot-button issues, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today held a hearing about another effort that has gotten less attention but is actually more important: deli...…Read More
Posted on 5/16/2012 | -
RI Granted $3.2 Million for Women & Infants Hospital
Rhode Island’s congressional delegation today applauded a new $3.2 million federal Health Care Innovation grant being awarded to Women & Infants Hospital in Rhode Island from the Affordable Care Act. This funding will allow Women & Infants to expand...…Read More
Posted on 5/8/2012 | -
RI Community Health Centers Awarded Over $6 Million in Federal Funds
Providence, RI - In an effort to address pressing renovation needs in community health centers, and expand access to quality health care, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced over $6 million in federal funding from...…Read More
Posted on 5/1/2012 | -
More Than 100 Organizations Call for Up or Down Vote on Buffett Rule
With the U.S. Senate poised to vote this Monday on U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D-RI) legislation to improve tax fairness by implementing the Buffett Rule, a coalition of more than 100 national, state, and local organizations sent a letter to Senators today urging them...…Read More
Posted on 4/13/2012 | -
Whitehouse Releases Report on Progress of Health Care Delivery System Reform
As the public debate over health care reform continues to focus on the “individual mandate” and other hot-button issues, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released a report about the progress of another part of the Affordable Care Act that has gotten less at...…Read More
Posted on 3/29/2012 | -
Whitehouse Holds Hearing on Health Care Fraud
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Posted on 3/26/2012 | -
Whitehouse Shares Story of Health Law Helping Newport Area
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, landmark legislation to reform our health care system in ways that lower costs and expand access to insurance coverage. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) spoke on the floor of the Senate...…Read More
Posted on 3/23/2012 | -
Whitehouse Shares Story of Woonsocket Resident Helped by Health Law
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Posted on 3/22/2012 | -
Closing the Doughnut Hole: Map of 2011 Savings
Providence, RI - In 2010, as part of the health care reform law (the Affordable Care Act), U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) helped lead the successful fight to end the Medicare Part D prescription drug “doughnut hole” which left thousands of Rhode Island seniors paying the total...…Read More
Posted on 3/2/2012 |