Healthcare (Insurance)

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 16, 2026

SB 2687: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- THE PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH ACT

Requires health insurers to comply with federal mental health parity laws, prevent discriminatory treatment limits, and ensures meaningful mental health and substance use coverage in all benefit classifications.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires insurers to comply with mental health parity laws, preventing discrimination and ensuring comprehensive coverage in all benefit classifications.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Mental Health

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died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 16, 2026

SB 2685: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

SB 2685 increases the reimbursement rates that individual and group health insurance plans must pay for ambulance services. This directly affects ambulance providers (who receive higher payments) and insurance companies (which must cover these increased costs). The bill changes how insurance companies compensate emergency medical transportation services, ensuring higher payments for covered ambulance trips under existing health plans. It does not alter coverage eligibility or create new benefit requirements.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareIncreases insurance reimbursement rates for ambulance services, strengthening provider payments and ensuring better coverage for emergency medical transportation under existing health plans.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 7536: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES

HB 7536 requires health insurance companies in this state to cover specific pharmacist services that would otherwise be covered if provided by physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants. It mandates coverage for services like medication management, immunizations, patient evaluations, and lab test ordering without requiring physician supervision or referrals. Health plans must include pharmacists in their medical provider networks (not just pharmacy drug networks) and cover these services both within and outside their networks when local providers aren't available. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, and expires January 1, 2031, unless extended by the legislature.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for pharmacist services (medication management, immunizations) without physician referral, expanding patient access to care.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Insurance Prescription Drugs

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died · Rhode Island · House Apr 2, 2026

HB 7861: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES

Prohibits the use of genetic information for purposes of determining eligibility, setting premium rates, or imposing preexisting condition exclusions for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits genetic discrimination in life/disability/long-term care insurance, protecting patient access to coverage and preventing unfair premium practices.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Long-Term Care

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died · Rhode Island · House Mar 24, 2026

HB 7947: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS

Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill ensures third-party payments count toward out-of-pocket maximums, reducing patient costs and improving prescription drug affordability under insurance plans.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Prescription Drugs

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died · Rhode Island · House Apr 14, 2026

HB 7875: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT

Charges the office of the health insurance commissioner to incorporate uncompensated care as a formula-driven numeric adjustment in the methodology used to establish any affordability standard or rate cap, applicable to hospital contracts.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates incorporating uncompensated care into rate cap methodology, aiming to maintain affordability standards for hospital contracts and prevent cost-shifting to insured patients.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Insurance

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passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 5, 2026

SB 2455: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES

Mandates insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for scalp cooling, expanding patient access to cancer treatment support and preventing hair loss during chemotherapy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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died · Rhode Island · House Apr 14, 2026

HB 8126: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes universal single-payer health program (RICHIP) to expand coverage, control costs, and improve affordability - directly advancing healthcare access and funding.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes universal health coverage, a key worker benefit expanding employment-related health protections and reducing out-of-pocket costs for workers.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 16, 2026

SB 2573: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes universal single-payer program expanding coverage and controlling costs, directly advancing healthcare access and affordability.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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died · Rhode Island · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 7629: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES

Amends the current law on health insurance coverage for fertility diagnostic care, standard fertility preservation services, and fertility treatment and requires coverage for any medically necessary ovulation-enhancing drugs and medical services.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for fertility diagnostics, preservation, treatment, and medically necessary drugs, expanding patient access to reproductive healthcare services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance

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