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Reed Announces Over Half Million Dollars to Expand Allen Berry …

WebWASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to expand quality health care services to the Providence community, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Merrill Thomas, CEO and Executive Director of Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC), and PCHC patients and staff to announce that the organization will receive $241,000 in federal …

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Reed: Annual Open Enrollment for Health Insurance Has Begun

WebHealth insurance open enrollment season kicked off this week and Rhode Islanders using HealthSource RI’s (HSRI) marketplace have dozens of affordable health plans to choose from, giving them more flexibility in the coverage they need at a price that’s right for them. U.S. Senator Jack Reed -- who helped pass the historic Affordable Care …

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Reed & Whitehouse Urge the Biden Administration to Require …

WebWASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure women can access the reproductive health care they need and remove cost barriers, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and 45 of their Senate colleagues sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to require federally and state-regulated …

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Reed Offers Bill to Make Medicare an Affordable Healthcare …

WebWASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Jack Reed (D-RI), along with several of their colleagues, introduced the Choose Medicare Act to give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare as an individual. The Choose Medicare Act also gives every employer …

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Senators Seek to Reauthorize Bipartisan STAR Act to Combat …

WebRenewing the STAR Act will get us closer to the goal of one day curing cancers in children, adolescents, and young adults,” said Senator Reed. “The Childhood Cancer STAR Act will support cancer research and deliver needed assistance to children with cancer and their families. It will develop new strategies to help survivors overcome …

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Reed Delivers $263,000 Boost for Genesis Center to Expand Health …

WebPROVIDENCE, RI – As more Rhode Islanders seek out opportunities to gain in-demand skills to enter the workforce, the Genesis Center (GC) in Providence is stepping up to expand and enhance their health care workforce training programs. In an effort to prepare more health care professionals to enter the workforce in Rhode Island, U.S. …

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Reed-Backed Bill to Help Frontline Health Care Workers

WebWASHINGTON, DC – Over the last two years, since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many doctors, nurses, and frontline health workers have been working extra-long shifts and seeing an elevated volume of patients. The increased workload, prolonged stress, and spike in COVID-related deaths has caused many …

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Reed Celebrates Grand Opening of the New Allen Berry Health …

WebNew Facility Will Support 350 Jobs and Serve South Providence Community. PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to expand access to quality health care services for the Providence community, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Merrill Thomas, CEO of Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) and others, to celebrate the grand …

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Ahead of the Affordable Care Act’s 14th Anniversary, Reed Hails

WebWASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement ahead of the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which Senator Reed voted for, and President Barack Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010: “Fourteen years since the Affordable Care Act became law, …

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U.S. Senate Approves National 9-8-8 Suicide & Mental Health …

WebWASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to combat rising suicide rates, a bipartisan bill co-authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to designate 9-8-8 as a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last night. The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661), which Senator Reed co …

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Reed & Whitehouse Help Improve Mental Health Services in …

WebSenator Reed secured a $100,000 earmark for the expansion of free mental health services delivered to youth and young adults in Newport County. Under the project, NMH will expand its services to at-risk youth by enhancing its school and office-based treatment services and behavioral health interventions. NMH is adding specialized …

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Stabenow, Reed Introduce the Quality Care for Moms and Babies …

WebWASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve access to prenatal care and enhance the quality of health care for mothers and babies, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced the Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act of 2018 (S. 2637), which would help improve maternity care for women and newborns. The …

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RI Awarded $300,000 BOLD Grant to Support & Improve …

WebPROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, today announced $300,000 in federal funding for the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) through a Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act grant. The delegation …

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Reed Announces $24M in LIHEAP Aid for RI Home Energy Relief

WebWASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Rhode Island $24,039,524 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to help low-income households lower their energy bills this winter. LIHEAP is a federally funded …

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Reed & Whitehouse Deliver $2 Million to Expand Block Island …

WebNEW SHOREHAM, RI – In an effort to help expand health care services on Block Island and ensure residents have access to the high level of quality patient care they deserve, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse delivered $2 million in federal funding today to help the Block Island Medical Center advance its renovation and …

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RI Delegation Announces $1.9M to Boost RI Health Infrastructure

WebWASHINGTON, DC – Citing the importance of a strong public health infrastructure, including physical and digital infrastructure and a skilled health care workforce, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $1,901,154 from the U.S. Department of …

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RI Delegation Announces $2 million to Boost Local Vaccination …

WebPROVIDENCE, RI – Several Rhode Island community health organizations are getting a boost from a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program meant to increase vaccination rates for COVID-19 in underserved populations. I n an effort to combat a winter surge of illness, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse …

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Kaine, Reed Lead Colleagues in Bipartisan, Bicameral

WebBill named in honor of Dr. Lorna Breen, who died by suicide while serving on frontlines of the pandemic . WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee and Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA-07) announced the reintroduction of the Dr. Lorna …

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