Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts has been Rhode Island's Secretary of Health and Human Services since January 2015. Previously, she served as lieutenant governor from 2007 to 2015, the first woman to hold that office. Prior to that, she was a State Senator from Cranston and Warwick.
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R.I. HHS Secretary Elizabeth Roberts says more than 30 percent of state tax dollars goes to Medicaid
"More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
"They’ve seen employer-supported coverage increase in Massachusetts after this law (Romneycare) was implemented."
"Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."
"Massachusetts is reporting a trend far below the national trend in the escalation of health-care costs in this year."
She "led the fight to stop health insurance rate hikes and saved Rhode Island families over $150 million."