PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Health Department has confirmed that two women from Providence County have died this week from the H1N1 virus, or swine flu.
The women were both between the ages of 45 and 55, and they each had underlying medical conditions, according to spokeswoman Carol Hall-Walker. [...]
The Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner has reduced the rate increases that private companies were seeking for Medicare supplmental insurance plans to averages of about 3 percent to 4 percent.
Supplemental insurance, also known as Medigap, is purchased by seniors who want coverage that goes further than traditional Medicare, [...]
