Neighborhood’s Press Announcements
2024
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Ranked #1 Medicare-Medicaid Health Plan in the Nation
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Names Vince Jackson as Vice President of Clinical Operations
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Names Two Vice Presidents to its Clinical Division
2023
- “Gingerbread Express” Brings More Than 1,000 Gifts to Rhode Island Children from Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Employees
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island releases equity 4Report and Scorecard
- Teddy Bears for Kids is a new initiative that is part of a partnership with Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and Thundermist
- 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.
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island names Dr. Kristin Russell Chief Medical Officer
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Makes Waves Raising Over $19,000 for the ALS Association RI Chapter
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island Celebrate 1,000th Bag Delivery of Pilot Shelf-Stable Food Program
2022
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Pays Tribute to Veterans and Military Families throughout November
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Announces Two New Members of Executive Leadership Team
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Causes a Splash at Second Annual “CEO Soak” – Raising Nearly $12,000 for the ALS Association RI Chapter
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
- Elizabeth McClaine Named to Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders List
- Social Determinants of Health Data Drives Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island to Add Companion Services to its Medicare-Medicaid Plan (October 6th, 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)
2020
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Gets Creative to Brighten Holiday Spirits through Seasonal Giving Program
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Announces Three-Year Contract Extension as One of the Nation’s Top Scoring Medicare-Medicaid Health Plans
- 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
- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Appoints Two New Members to its Board of Directors
- 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
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 News
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)
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)
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