As public comment on Lifespan-CNE merger begins, mixed reaction in business community

Jacquelyn Voghel

January 20, 2022 1:01 pm

AT A SECOND public comment meeting on the proposed Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System merger, many participants voiced concerns that the integrated health system, which would include Brown University, would monopolize the state's health care. — R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter Neronha has denied the application for a proposed merger between Lifespan and Care New England health systems.

PROVIDENCE – Members of the public can weigh in on the proposed merger of Care New England Health System and Lifespan Corp. at the first of two scheduled public comment meetings, set for Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A second meeting is scheduled next Jan. 26 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and…