News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that new federal statistics set to be released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show that thanks to the new health insurance reform law, more than 10,600 Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that new federal statistics set to be released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show that thanks to the new health insurance reform law, more than 10,600 Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As breakthroughs in cancer research and treatment help more kids survive cancer, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) are teaming up to create a new pilot program to try to help the more than 300,000... Read More

Washington, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced $800,000 in federal funds designated for community health centers across the state through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The funding... Read More

PORTSMOUTH, RI -- After the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report this week demonstrating that the federal government has not taken sufficient action to protect consumers against the misuse of antibiotics in food producing... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and Rhode Island National Guard Major General Kevin R. McBride to unveil a new, bipartisan bill to help improve mental health services for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help prevent youth suicide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project (RIYSPP) will receive $480,000 to implement evidence-based suicide prevention education... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After years of prodding by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced new sunscreen regulations that will for the first time require comprehensive testing and prevent misleading... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help Americans better protect themselves from the sun’s harmful rays, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today led a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help increase competition among health insurance companies, reduce health care costs for consumers, and provide more Rhode Islanders with access to quality, affordable coverage, the state’s Congressional... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help expand Rhode Island's primary health care workforce, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is encouraging Rhode Island's medical, dental, nursing, and mental and behavioral health care students to apply for newly... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today announced that the Providence Community Health Center (PCHC) will receive nearly $3 million in federal funding to build the nation’s first “green and... Read More

Washington, DC - Rhode Island is one of eight states set to receive federal support from the Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) demonstration program. The state's congressional delegation announced today that the Rhode Island Chronic... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the state of Rhode Island's application was accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced state government will... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate today approved $104.9 million in federal funding to alleviate the state's budget crunch, maintain health care for hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders, and save jobs. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who was among... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced the federal government will begin sending out $250 rebate checks this Thursday, June 10, to those Rhode Island seniors who reach the prescription drug coverage gap, also known as the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After a marathon voting session, the U.S. Senate today approved a bill that builds on the historic health insurance reform legislation, which President Obama signed into law earlier this week. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who voted to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After the U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed the Senate's health insurance reform bill, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "This is an historic national moment. Passage of comprehensive health... Read More