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News Releases
2026
Depression Screening Is Just the First Step: Why Follow Up Care Matters (May 14, 2026)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Awards Women & Infants Hospital with People4Equity Designation (March 16, 2026)
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Why Screening Tests Matter (March 11, 2026)
Know Your Numbers: Blood Pressure Screenings Could Save Lives (February 18, 2026)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Appoints Jason Neyers Vice President of Finance (February 4, 2026)
2025
New Health Plan Announced for Rhode Islanders Dually Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid (September 17, 2025)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Maintains Its National Position, and 22-year Streak, as One of NCQA’s Highest-rated Medicaid Health Plans (September 16, 2025)
Neighborhood Welcomes New Chair, Two Board Members to its Board (June 20, 2025)
Neighborhood Receives 2025 Platinum Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health (May 30, 2025)
Neighborhood Announces Location at CODAC (May 22, 2025)
Neighborhood President & CEO Peter Marino Presents Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera with Award (April 30, 2025)
2024
Neighborhood Presents Special 30th Anniversary Donation to Project Undercover (December 12, 2024)
Neighborhood Partners with Providence Community Health Centers on Bike Helmet Initiative (September 16, 2024)
Neighborhood Remains Among NCQA’s Highest-rated Health Plans (September 15, 2024)
Neighborhood Earns Designation as a Recovery Friendly Workplace (August 29, 2024)
Making Waves: Neighborhood Raises Over $16,800 for ALS United Rhode Island (July 26, 2024)
Neighborhood Teams Up with Central Falls & USTA to Celebrate Opening of City’s New Tennis Courts (June 26, 2024)
Tanitra Adekeye Recognized with ACAP 2024 Making A Difference Award (June 15, 2024)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Ranked #1 Medicare-Medicaid Health Plan in the Nation (March 25, 2024)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Names Vince Jackson as Vice President of Clinical Operations (March 19, 2024)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Names Two Vice Presidents to its Clinical Division (February 7, 2024)
2023
“Gingerbread Express” Brings More Than 1,000 Gifts to Rhode Island Children from Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Employees (December 20, 2023)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island releases equity 4Report and Scorecard (December 18, 2023)
Teddy Bears for Kids is a new initiative that is part of a partnership with Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and Thundermist (September 29, 2023)
Neighborhood has been rated 4.5 out of 5 in NCQA’s Medicaid Health Plan Ratings 2023; has placed in the top 10% of Medicaid plans for all 20 years of NCQA’s ratings. (September 15, 2023)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island names Dr. Kristin Russell Chief Medical Officer (September 14, 2023)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Makes Waves Raising Over $19,000 for the ALS Association RI Chapter (August 16, 2023)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island Celebrate 1,000th Bag Delivery of Pilot Shelf-Stable Food Program (June 15, 2023)
2022
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Pays Tribute to Veterans and Military Families throughout November (November 18, 2022)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Announces Two New Members of Executive Leadership Team (July 13, 2022)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Causes a Splash at Second Annual “CEO Soak” – Raising Nearly $12,000 for the ALS Association RI Chapter (August 18, 2022)
2021
Elizabeth McClaine Named to Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders List (November 5, 2021)
Social Determinants of Health Data Drives Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island to Add Companion Services to its Medicare-Medicaid Plan (October 6, 2021)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Partners with Business Innovation Factory on LunaYou Initiative to Improve the Maternal Health Outcomes of its Members (June 14, 2021)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Thundermist Health Center and Algorex Health Join Forces to Tackle Extreme Food Insecurity in Woonsocket (March 15, 2021)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Rated #1 Medicaid Health Plan in the Country in 2021 and Achieves 20 Year Milestone of Continuous High Quality Performance (January 6, 2021)
2020
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Gets Creative to Brighten Holiday Spirits through Seasonal Giving Program (December 11, 2020)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Announces Three-Year Contract Extension as One of the Nation’s Top Scoring Medicare-Medicaid Health Plans (October 29, 2020)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Appoints Michelle Sears Vice President of Finance (September 21, 2020)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Names Mark Cooper Vice President of Medicare-Medicaid Product (September 21, 2020)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Appoints Leslie Taito Chief of Staff (August 25, 2020)
Human Resources Business Partner at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Honored at 2020 Poderoza International Conference on Cabo Verdean Women (July 20, 2020)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Appoints Two New Members to its Board of Directors (May 4, 2020)
Neighborhood waives prior authorizations for all behavioral health and inpatient medical services
(April 6, 2020)
Driving Members to Better Health: Neighborhood’s Involvement in the Mobile Health Initiative
(February 27, 2020)
Neighborhood Names Casey Stockman Vice President of Pharmacy (January 8, 2020)
2019
Neighborhood Celebrates 25 Years of Service to the Underserved with Open House Honoring Founders (December 10, 2019)
Neighborhood Celebrates 25 Years of Service in Spirited, Meaningful Way (October 29, 2020)
Neighborhood Announces Appointment of Chief Information Officer and Promotion within Finance Division (August 26, 2020)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island names Dr. Marylou Buyse Chief Medical Officer (July 3, 2019)
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Kicks Off 25TH Anniversary Charitable Giving Program (June 28, 2019)
2018
Reaching out even before they become readers (May 16, 2018)
Neighborhood CEO: Proposed State Cuts Might Force Neighborhood to Reconsider Parts of its Medicaid Work in Rhode Island (April 5, 2018)
Latina 100.3 FM Features Neighborhood’s Member Rewards Program (March 30, 2018)
Neighborhood Encourages Annual Checkups (February 20, 2018)
Neighborhood Employee Uses CPR To Save a Baby’s Life (January 22, 2018)
Neighborhood Nominee Takes Top National Honor (February 22, 2018)
2017
Neighborhood Once Again Earns Highest Level of Accreditation for its Medicaid and Commercial Plans (December 14, 2017)
Local CNAs Complete Training Course Focused on Patients’ Behavioral Health Needs (November 22, 2017)</
Good, affordable health insurance is still available in R.I. (November 17, 2017)
Neighborhood-Organized Makeover of Tides Family Services Facility Draws 150+ Volunteers (September 2, 2017)
National Study of Medicaid Plans Places Neighborhood Among Highest-Rated in the Country (September 21, 2017)
Neighborhood Teams Up with Local Organizations to Distribute Summer Camp Backpacks (September 15, 2017)
Neighborhood’s 2018 Commercial Rates Will Once Again Be the Lowest Available on Rhode Island’s Health Insurance Exchange (August 18, 2017)
Neighborhood Employee Earns National Honor for Outstanding Work with Medically-Fragile Rhode Islanders (July 24, 2017)
Neighborhood Again Proposes Lowest Rates (July 17, 2017)
R.I. Nurses Institute Offers New Training Program Thanks to Investment from Neighborhood (May 26, 2017)
Neighborhood Named One of the Region’s 2017 Best Places to Work (May 16, 2017)
Neighborhood Signs 5-Year Contract with Rhode Island’s Medicaid Program (April 21, 2017)
Neighborhood announces trio of partnerships to enhance long-term care continuum (March 29, 2017)
Rhode Islanders participating in the Integrated Care Initiative are healthier and living independently thanks to Neighborhood and its partners’ efforts (March 20, 2017)
Neighborhood’s Chief Medical Officer Joins Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico (December 21, 2017)
Commercial Open Enrollment: LIVE on The Rhode Show (December 15, 2017)
The Rhode Show makes a home visit with Neighborhood’s Health@Home team (December 8, 2017)
Good, affordable health insurance is still available in R.I. (November 17, 2017)
Peter Marino: “Medicaid is US” (July 14, 2017)
Alison Croke: Neighborhood Encourages Independence (May 19, 2017)