This report provides an end-of-year update on the FY 2015 budget, as the version enacted in June has been altered by the November 2014 Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conference and agency overspending. A copy of the full report is available here, and the press release is available here.
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) co-hosted an event with Rhode Island’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services on November 24, 2014. The panelists presentations are linked below: David Blumenthal (link)PresidentThe Commonwealth Fund Chas Roades (link)Chief Research OfficerThe Advisory Board Company Ronald Smith (link)Legislative DirectorAmerican Public Human Services Association Peter Andruszkiewicz (link)President & …
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PROVIDENCE – On Monday, October 20, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) released “HealthSource RI: Status Updates and Upcoming Policy Choices.” The report is intended to provide stakeholders with background information on Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange, HealthSource Rhode Island (HSRI), and outline forthcoming policy decisions.
On Monday, April 28, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) released comments on the Governor’s FY 2015 budget as proposed. As the state deliberates this budget’s proposed reforms, continued attention must be granted to future budgetary risks, including the out-year costs of casino gaming in Massachusetts; the long-term implementation costs of the Affordable Care …
RIPEC hosted a forum on Medicaid service delivery and payment reform, sponsored by CVS Caremark, featuring presentations by national and local experts on the ways in which public and private sector stakeholders have successfully implemented healthcare delivery and payment reform. The discussion focused on how Rhode Island’s Medicaid reform efforts compare with those in other …
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RIPEC hosted a forum on higher education in Rhode Island, sponsored by Fidelity, featuring presentations by national and local higher education authorities. The discussion focused on how Rhode Island’s higher education system compares nationally, upcoming challenges, the current funding structure, and projections for the future of higher education both in the Ocean State and nationally. …
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PROVIDENCE – On Tuesday, November 26, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) released “HealthSource RI: Status Updates.” The report describes HealthSource RI (HSRI), compares HSRI’s rates and deductibles in the individual/family marketplace to exchanges in other New England states, explores exchange funding mechanisms, and offers areas for consideration. HSRI is central to the Affordable …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 2013) – Today RIPEC released its annual report: How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare, which provides details on state and local government expenditures in FY 2000 and FY 2011, the latest year for which national data is available. This year’s report also includes an analysis of the changes between FY 2010 and FY …
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PROVIDENCE – On Tuesday, June 4, RIPEC will release its comments on the May 2013 Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conferences, and their projected impact on the FY 2014 budget. The May Conference decreased revenue estimates for FY 2013. At the same time, projected medical assistance expenditures from general revenues also decreased. Taken together, the estimates …
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PROVIDENCE – On Monday, April 30, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) will release comments on the state’s decision to expand Medicaid to childless adults up to 138.0 percent of the federal poverty level. Medicaid expansion, a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will impact Rhode Island’s current scope of care and expenditures, …
