Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
Dr Anita Kestin: Choice, Freedom, and Single Payer
Rationing care has also been described as un-American but the current system rations care by economic status, by geography, and indirectly by the red tape involved (accurately described as “rationing by inconvenience."
Oped: Rhode Island needs a dedicated source of funding for affordable housing
"Our bill creates, for the first time, a dedicated, consistent stream of funding to support affordable housing in Rhode Island. It adds a small additional tax on high-end real estate transactions, and dedicates the money collected from that tax to a) support renters who are struggling, and b) build new housing for low-and moderate-income Rhode Islanders."
Want to cut Rhode Island Medicaid costs? Stop ignoring the elephant in the room: MCOs
Rhode Island's Office of Health and Human Services seems to forget that MCOs make money from restricting health care providers and coverage for patients, not by providing actual health care.
Michael Niemeyer: In support of RI Senate single payer bill
Don’t wait for it to happen to your family. Support S0233. Let’s cut out this inefficient and cruel system and move Rhode Island healthcare into the 21st century.
Jim Cowan: What Does the Lifespan/Care New England merger really mean for Rhode Island?
There are a few things that government does best. Health insurance is one of them. The Lifespan and Care New England merger is telling us we need a different health insurance system.
Dr Mark Ryan: Tax-payer subsidized private health insurance can't make coverage affordable
"We must stop relying on taxpayer-subsidized, for-profit insurance companies that cannot do the job we need done: universal coverage at affordable cost. We must enact single payer Medicare for All now."
Jameson Boyd: Cashless businesses are illegal for retailers in RI, so why is the Newport Bridge an exception?
As a Rhode Islander who has commuted through Newport on low wages in a borrowed car, tired after a hard day's work I know the cash option has saved me from a time wasting hassle more times than I care to admit. I urge my neighbors over the bridge to reach out to their elected officials and speak up to this issue.
Coalition to future Governor McKee: Tax the rich and invest in housing, economic justice and decarceration
"It's time for the richest among us to pay their fair share, especially if we want to live in a fair society with a high standard of living. There should be no reason why the tax burden is on working families when we know so many of these tax benefits only help the wealthy. That has to end. We can begin righting these wrongs by taxing the rich and investing in our communities."
Phil Eil: Post-insurrection Republican call for "unity" is more deception
Listening to Republicans, you might forget that this was a coordinated, deadly attack on our most sacred government building in an effort to undermine our most sacred rites of our democracy: the presidential election. It was, literally and figuratively, an attack at the heart of our nation. And now, as we are faced with decisions about how to process this event, Republicans are calling for unity.
‘Yes On 5’ Campaign launches in support of $15 million child care facilities bond question
$15 million investment would create more child care seats, improve early learning spaces for kids, and help Rhode Island’s working families