Linda Ujifusa

Senator Linda Ujifusa was elected in November 2022 to represent District 11 (Portsmouth and Bristol) in the Rhode Island Senate. She serves on the Senate Health & Human Services Committee and the Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs Committee. Legislative Priorities Since taking office, she has focused on expanding access to affordable healthcare. She was the lead sponsor of legislation to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in both commercial and Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) plans, a resolution urging stricter federal oversight of the Medicare Advantage program, and a bill to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by insurers to prevent excessive coverage denials. She also introduced bills to reduce restrictive prior authorization requirements for primary care and for mental health and substance use treatment. Sen. Ujifusa has sponsored a range of legislation to protect taxpayers, consumers, veterans, and seniors, and to promote government accountability. She was the lead sponsor of the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act, which would hold polluters financially responsible for climate change-related damages, as well as legislation for stronger…