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🌱 Patch AM: How rising Medicaid bills are reshaping Barrington’s healthcare spending picture
You won't want to miss RWU Law Providence Law School Fair on the Barrington Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How rising Medicaid bills are reshaping Barrington's healthcare spending picture
Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Rain and a t-storm; cooler, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Medicaid outlays for Medicine Services and Procedures climb to $78,388 in Barrington for 2024 (southcotimes.com) — Medicaid spending on medicine services and procedures in Barrington reached $78,388 in 2024, an 11.5% jump from the previous year, all concentrated in ZIP code 02806. The article breaks down which services, like speech therapy and therapeutic exercises, drove those costs and places Barrington's trends in the context of statewide and national Medicaid changes that could affect future coverage and funding. 
📸 Around Barrington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barrington
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★ Featured events ★
- RWU Law Providence Law School Fair →
Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 Orms St, Providence
12:00 pm
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- East Greenwich Varsity Field Hockey @ Barrington →
Barrington High School, 220 Lincoln Ave, Barrington
6:30 pm - Planning Board →
Barrington, RI Calendar, Auditorium, Barrington Middle School 261 Middle HWY, Barrington
7:00 pm - Senior Services Advisory Board →
Barrington, RI Calendar, Peck Center 281 County Road (lower level of the library - back, Barrington
6:00 pm - Jay Daniels →
Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd, Barrington
6:30 pm - Bristol County Chorus Preparing for Their Christmas Concert →
First Congregational Church, 300 High St, Bristol
6:30 pm - Cranston West Varsity Football @ Barrington →
Barrington High School, 220 Lincoln Ave, Barrington
6:15 pm - 2026 Paddle for Progress RI →
Gardner's Wharf, 170 Main Street, North Kingstown RI 02852
9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 10
Monday September 14
Friday September 18
Sunday September 20
📣 Barrington Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Summer Shellabration
Roger Williams Park Conservancy Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02905, United States
9:30 am - Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners
Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
11:00 am - FREE Auto Show at the Beach →
Bristol, RI Calendar Bristol, RI 02809 - Wee-One Wednesdays at RWP Botanical Center! →
Roger Williams Park Conservancy Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI, 02907, United States
9:00 am - Morning tours of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse →
Edgewood Yacht Club, 1 Shaw Ave, Cranston
9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Come sing with us!
Bristol County Chorus is a community chorus based in Bristol, Rhode Island that performs both a classical and contemporary repertoire. The BCC is a… (Nextdoor Nayatt) - Rhode Island IOAD Info:
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Let it be a reminder that every person lost to overdose was once loved and valued by friends, families… (Nextdoor )
- Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in East Providence. Apply here.
- Moo, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator (1st Shift) in East Providence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Providence
- Safety made fun — new traffic garden unveiled at East Providence park (eastbayri.com)
- Your last chance to see BTS in the US is in LA—get tickets now (providencejournal.com)
- A look inside brand new schools opening across Southern New England (wpri.com)
Bristol
- BCC enrollment grows due to state free-tuition programs (newbedfordlight.org)
Providence
- Wanted Cranston Man Jailed: Cops (patch.com)
- Providence Woman Charged With DUI: Cops (patch.com)
- Central Falls Woman Charged With Driving On Suspended License: Cops (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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