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R.I. Adopts Multi-Pronged Health Care Affordability Program
Rhode Island for Health Care

The Rhode Island General Assembly recently passed the Health Care Affordability Act, a set of 14 bills intended to lower health insurance costs for small businesses, strengthen state control over provider expansion, enhance consumer access to health care information and encourage healthier habits among residents. Governor Donald Carcieri has signed the measures into law.

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Campaign seeks health-care contributions from big employers
Rhode Island for Health Care

Fair Share

By: IAN DONNIS

6/14/2006 5:29:39 PM

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Executive Poll: Are states on the right track with health care?
Rhode Island for Health Care

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Health-insurance bill is a case of haves and have-nots
Rhode Island for Health Care

The bill springs from a nationwide effort to force businesses with 1,000 or more employees to pay into the health-care system.

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Health care for uninsured proposed
Rhode Island for Health Care

Companies with more than 1,000 employees would have to pay at least 8 percent of their payroll toward employee heath care or kick into a state fund to cover uninsured Rhode Islanders under legislation proposed Wednesday by Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty and Rep. Amy Rice.

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Corporations taken to task over health-care coverage
Rhode Island for Health Care

Taking their cue from national union leaders, Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty and a like-minded Democratic lawmaker promised yesterday to pursue legislation requiring large employers -- such as Wal-Mart -- to spend more on employee health care or pay a new state tax.

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Bad Medicaid Experiment
Rhode Island for Health Care

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Local group formed to advocate affordable health care for all
Rhode Island for Health Care

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Poll: Rhode Islanders want universal health coverage
Rhode Island for Health Care

By large majorities, Rhode Islanders believe health care should be safe and affordable for everyone as a right, that both government and employers should be involved in providing it and that the state’s RIte Care program should be expanded to include low-to-moderate income people, not just the poor.

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Debating Health Care, Finally
Rhode Island for Health Care

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