HealthRIght's mission is to enact health care reform that ensures high-quality, accessible, sustainable and affordable health care and healthier lives for all Rhode Islanders.
We are a diverse coalition of individuals representing businesses, labor, medical care providers, patients, consumers and public officials who are dedicated to improving the quality of care, controlling health care costs, and providing health care coverage to all Rhode Islanders. We believe Rhode Island deserves a health care system that is sustainable for employers, families, health care providers and institutions, as well as for the state's economy.
Latest news:
June 20: Chafee nominates ex-Miriam hospital president, Kathleen Hitner, to oversee RI health insurance: article, Hittner's biography.
Wed., June 19, 2013 8:30am-12pm (Brown Medical School 222 Richmond Street) - Healthy RI Payment Reform Summit. Join Lt. Governor Roberts and the Healthy RI team for a half-day Payment Reform Summit to discuss leading payment reform models, the terms we use to describe them, and what they might mean for Rhode Island.
Thurs., June 27, 2013 8:30-10am (Rhode Island College, Gaige Hall Room 100) - RI Healthcare Reform Commission will hold a full Commission meeting to provide updates on health policy and reform efforts in the state from area leaders.
RI's Health Benefits Exchange will be functional with continuing improvements starting in October. 28 health plans will be offered by 2014, although their costs are still unknown. Exchange officials will release an official website soon. Click here to read more or visit the current official website on RI health care reform.
Healthy Rhode Island work group meetings (open to all) full schedule is now available. HealthRIght is excited to join these discussions for improving the quality of our health care delivery system. We hope to see a sytem that:
- Is truly patient-centered;
- Builds on providers teams, each member of which has strong relationships with each patient;
- Prioritizes well-being and quality of life;
- Is governed by the community it serves;
- Is closely integrated with educational, human service, vocational, and other systems affecting social and non-medical determinants of health;
- Integrates and shares responsibility across all levels of care and services, including primary care, behavioral health, and prevention;
- Is designed and rewarded for improving patients’ experience of care, improving population health, and reducing per capita costs;
- Is built on the best evidence and expertise; and
- Uses available health care funds flexibly to achieve health-related goals efficiently.
Visit our calendar for more up to date events and meetings.