E-newsletter | March 23, 2020
COVID-19: Getting Health Coverage and Health Care
We are releasing our second fact sheet, COVID-19: Getting Health Coverage and Health Care (see below). It provides information about getting health insurance coverage, where to go for care if coverage is not available and new protections for consumers in response to the COVID-19 emergency. These include:

  • Renewals, income eligibility reviews and most terminations for Medicaid recipients are postponed
  • Commercial insurance plans are required to cover COVID-19 testing/screening without prior authorization and without cost-sharing
  • Access to telemedicine is expanded
  • Early refills of prescriptions may be available.

For information about the COVID-19 virus in RI, visit the Department of Health’s excellent website: https://health.ri.gov/diseases/ncov2019/
Other Resources
Many organizations and agencies are posting useful information (there may be cross-postings). Here are a few that may be helpful:

  1. A resource guide produced by the Governor’s Commission on Disabilities that will be updated weekly. Here is the most up-to-date guide (as of 3/23/2020): https://agefriendlyri.org/wp-content/uploads/RIGCD-COVID-19-Resource-Guide.pdf
  2. A "local resources" one-pager for older adults produced by the Office of Health Aging: https://agefriendlyri.org/wp-content/uploads/COVID19_Senior-Resources_Final.pdf
  3. Online housing resources for providers and constituents compiled by the Coalition for the Homeless on their new COVID-19 page: https://www.rihomeless.org/covid-19
W e will also be providing additional information on the status of basic needs programs as more information becomes available.


Also, be sure to check out the Institute's new COVID-19 page which include s all our fact sheets related to COVID-19, including the fact sheet on earnings replacement we released last week.
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