As premiums spike, HealthSource RI focuses on medical necessity versus low cost

Nancy Lavin Rhode Island Current

11/07/2025

Print — WITHOUT THE pandemic-era federal tax credits, HealthSource RI participants are expected to see their monthly premiums double, on average, from $109 to $220 a month, according to an Oct. 30 analysis by the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

The open enrollment campaign for Rhode Island’s health insurance marketplace usually promotes affordability. Not this year. “In the past we’ve been saying, ‘Health care is more affordable than ever before, so take a look and check it out,” Lindsay Lang, HealthSource RI’s director, said in an interview Thursday. “Now we’re really sticking to a message

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