Who We Are

HealthSource RI was created in 2013 as a part of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as Obamacare. HealthSource RI is one of 12 state-based health insurance marketplaces. That means that Rhode Islanders who want to shop for health insurance and see if they qualify for financial help come to us, not Healthcare.gov. For more information about the Affordable care Act and health insurance marketplaces, click here.

Lindsay Lang, Director

John Cucco, Chief of Staff

Katie Hall, Director of Policy and Applied Research

Benjamin Gagliardi, General Counsel

Matt Goupil, Chief Operating Officer

Christina O’Reilly, Communications Director

Allison Shippee, Chief Financial Officer

Estephany Jacinto, Executive Assistant

Address:  One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI 02908
Phone Number: 401-574-8211

HealthSource RI’s advisory board is appointed by the Director of the Department of Administration. Members are appointed to reflect a range and diversity of skills, backgrounds and stakeholder perspectives.

Members

• Melissa Studzinski – Board Chair, Merryfield, PBC
• Caleb Borchers, The Feast Church
• Linda Katz, Economic Progress Institute (Retired)
• Mark Kolligian, CVS (Retired)
• Jamie Moran, Provider Group
• Jai-Me Potter-Rutledge, Brown University School of Public Health
• Jackie Williams, Open Door Health
• Don Wineberg, Chace, Ruttenberg & Freedman, LLP
• William Wray, Washington Trust Company

HealthSource RI and the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner established the Market Stability Workgroup charged with determining state-level solutions to keep Rhode Island’s health insurance markets stable. Three Guiding Principles were determined for the group:

• Sustain a balanced risk pool;
• Maintain a market that is attractive to carriers, consumers and providers; and
• Protect coverage gains achieved under the Affordable Care Act.

To learn more about the Workgroup and view meeting materials click here.

Workgroup Membership

• Cristina Amedeo, Managing Director of UW 2-1-1 & The POINT, United Way of Rhode Island
• Stephen Boyle, Chair of RI’s Health Insurance Advisory Council and President of the Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce
• David Burnett, Chief Growth Officer, NHPRI
• Jane Hayward, President & Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Health Center Association
• Janet Raymond, Senior Vice President of Economic Development and Operations, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
• Joshua Miller, Senator, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Larry Warner, MPH, Strategic Initiative Officer, Rhode Island Foundation
• Peter Hollmann, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Brown Medicine
• Ralph Coppola, Senior Advisor, Meridien Financial Group
• Samuel Salganik, Attorney and Health Policy Analyst, Rhode Island Parent Information Network, Inc.
• Susan Storti, PhD, RN, President & Chief Executive Officer, Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of Rhode Island
• Teresa Paiva Weed, President, Hospital Association of Rhode Island

 Note: Representative Joseph McNamara and Representative Mia Ackerman are also members of the Market Stability Workgroup, however, for reasons due to scheduling challenges, were unable to participate.

At the request of the Rhode Island General Assembly, HealthSource RI established an Affordability Work Group to examine affordability challenges in the state’s individual health insurance market. Specifically, the work group focused on:

• Assessing the impact of the expiration of enhanced APTCs
• Researching and reporting on potential funding mechanisms for a state-based affordability program.

To learn more about the work group and view meeting details click here.

Organizations that took part in the Marketplace Coverage Affordability Work Group included:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
• Economic Progress RI
• Lifespan/Coastal Medical
• Newport Chamber
• Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
• Northern RI Chamber of Commerce
• Executive Office of Health and Human Services
• Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
• Rhode Island Health Center Association (RIHCA)
• Rhode Island Center Association (RIPIN)
• VICTA