News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – When it comes to health insurance, HealthSourceRI’s got you covered – and now that open enrollment season is here, Rhode Islanders can pick out a plan that’s right for them.  Health insurance open... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the pandemic exacerbating youth mental health challenges and rates of suicide among youth and young adults on the rise, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed voted in favor of legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade - following the release of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion indicating justices may soon overturn the high-court's... Read More

Life-Saving Drug Invented in 1920’s Shouldn’t Put People in Poverty TodayEAST PROVIDENCE, RI -- As a part of their continued effort to lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Rhode Island seniors and families, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and... Read More

Reed, Capito lead effort to advance childhood cancer research, improve efforts to identify and track incidence of childhood cancer, and enhance the quality of life for childhood cancer survivorsWASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help thousands of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After a major recall by baby formula maker Abbott Nutrition – the company behind brands such as Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare -- retailers in Rhode Island and nationwide are reporting shortages of baby formula with some stores... Read More

WAHINGTON, DC -- Today, after Congressional negotiators reached an agreement on a bipartisan $10 billion COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations package, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the last two years, since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many doctors, nurses, and frontline health workers have been working extra-long shifts and seeing an elevated volume of patients.  The increased workload,... Read More

Bill named in honor of Dr. Lorna Breen, who died by suicide while serving on frontlines of the pandemic WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee and... Read More

Warnock-Reed bill would require insurers to cap patient out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Rhode Islanders and Americans, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined... Read More

Federal grant will help divert people dealing with addiction to treatment rather than jailWashington, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – In an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead and raise awareness about the threat of lead poisoning, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined with CCAP, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Rhode Island Office,... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that eight community health centers have received a total of more than $6.1 million from the American Rescue Plan to... Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, RI – A new uptick in cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 in several parts of the country is underscoring how far Rhode Island has come in the fight against the coronavirus, and the very real danger the unvaccinated... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to dismiss a Trump-Republican-backed lawsuit that would have dismantled the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its key protections for millions of people with pre-existing health conditions,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment and address behavioral health challenges, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive $11,453,580 to support mental health... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help thousands of patients suffering from diseases requiring bone marrow and cord blood transplants, the U.S. Senate passed U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Timely Reauthorization of Necessary Stem Cell Programs Lends... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has been awarded $1,481,992 from the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Would you want the person fixing your lunch to be coming down with the flu?  Would you want a coworker coming in to work if they have a fever, cough, and contagious illness?For most people, the answer is a resounding no.  And the... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – With a highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 (known as the ‘B117 variant’) in circulation, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are encouraging Rhode Islanders to be vigilant against COVID-19 to help prevent... Read More