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S2719 - Creates the Rhode Island drug cost review commission.
Alana DiMario, Pamela J. Lauria, Ryan William Pearson
Last updated 4 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DRUG COST REVIEW COMMISSION - Creates the Rhode Island drug cost review commission.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2721 - Requires each off-campus location of a hospital and each subpart of an organization health care provider to have a unique identification number so that the costs associated with those facilities are transparent and accountable.
Joshua B. Miller, Alana DiMario, Pamela J. Lauria
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER OFF-CAMPUS LOCATIONS - Requires each off-campus location of a hospital and each subpart of an organization health care provider to have a unique identification number so that the costs associated with those facilities are transparent and accountable.
STATUS
Introduced
S2722 - Protects the solvency of health systems, physicians, and advance practice providers and insurers, encourage fair treatment of hospitals and ensure adequate clinical workforce while advancing health equity.
Virginia Susan Sosnowski, Ryan William Pearson, Joshua B. Miller
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Protects the solvency of health systems, physicians, and advance practice providers and insurers, encourage fair treatment of hospitals and ensure adequate clinical workforce while advancing health equity.
STATUS
Introduced
S2714 - Requires all hospitals to screen uninsured patients for eligibility for public health programs and financial assistance under Medicare and Medicaid.
Pamela J. Lauria, Joshua B. Miller, Alana DiMario
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires all hospitals to screen uninsured patients for eligibility for public health programs and financial assistance under Medicare and Medicaid.
STATUS
Passed
S2717 - Adds a definition for "primary care" to the general law regarding the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowships.
Pamela J. Lauria, Dominick J. Ruggerio, Ryan William Pearson
Last updated 3 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIPS - Adds a definition for "primary care" to the general law regarding the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowships.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2726 - Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services.
Jacob Bissaillon, Alana DiMario, Pamela J. Lauria
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2255 - Eliminates prior authorization or step therapy requirement for prescriptions for any HIV prevention drug/prohibits the requirement of any copayment or the meeting of any deductible to obtain the prescription covered by the contract, plan, or policy.
Melissa A. Murray, Ryan William Pearson, Joshua B. Miller
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION - Eliminates prior authorization or step therapy requirement for prescriptions for any HIV prevention drug/prohibits the requirement of any copayment or the meeting of any deductible to obtain the prescription covered by the contract, plan, or policy.
STATUS
Passed
S2257 - Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
Linda L. Ujifusa, Louis P. Dipalma, Ryan William Pearson
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
STATUS
Introduced
S2256 - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
Louis P. Dipalma, Frank A. Ciccone, Walter S. Felag
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
STATUS
Introduced
S2855 - JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL PILOT REWARDS PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $5,000,000 to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Rewards Program.)
Valarie J. Lawson, Robert Britto, Jonathon Acosta
Last updated 6 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $5,000,000 To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Rewards Program (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $5,000,000 To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Eat Well, Be Well Pilot Rewards Program.)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Rhode Island district SD-028
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joshua B. Miller is from the State of West Virginia. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia University in 2007. He was elected to the House of Delegates in 2016 to represent West Virginia's 66th district. He currently serves on several committees in the West Virginia Legislature, including Energy, Judiciary, Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, and Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. Miller previously served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Morgan County.read less
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Rhode Island Senate from Rhode Island
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