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LOCAL HEALTH insurers have submitted requested commercial health insurance rate hikes for 2027 for individual, small- and large-group plans, according to the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner announced Monday. Five insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc, Aetna and Cigna each filed large-group rates, shown above. / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

Health insurers seek rate increases for 2027

Economic Activity 06/15/2026

PROVIDENCE – Local health insurers have submitted requested commercial health insurance rate hikes for 2027 for individual, small- and large-group plans, the R.I. Office of the...

FASTER ACTION: Dr. Ana Tuya Fulton, center, chief population health officer at Care New England Health System, says she’s thankful state leaders are working on longer-term solutions for its health care problems, but there needs to be some quick wins, too. Fulton is a panelist at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit on April 2, along with state Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner, left, and Dr. Raj Hazarika, vice president and chief medical officer of commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Summit panelists: R.I. trying to chip away at the many health...

Health Services 04/10/2026

When primary care nurse practitioner and state Sen. Pamela Lauria, D-Bristol, sees patients with urgent symptoms, she finds that a potential medical emergency isn’t...

SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS: Joseph Trunzo, left, associate director of Bryant University’s School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, participates in a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit at Providence Marriott Downtown on April 2. The panel talks about ways to deal with the state’s health care woes. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Christopher Ottiano, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes

Health Services 04/10/2026

It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...

DR. CHRISTOPHER OTTIANO, second from left, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, speaks during one of two panel discussions during Providence Business News' Health Care Summit at Marriott Providence on Thursday. Also on the panel are, from left, Joseph Trunzo, associate director of Bryant University's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN health care summit: Multifaceted approach needed to repair R.I.’s ailing...

Editor's Choice 04/02/2026

PROVIDENCE – When primary care providers choose to practice in Massachusetts or Connecticut over Rhode Island, it’s not about luxury. Across the board, the Ocean...

IN TROUBLE: Linda Hurley, right, CEO of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, talks about the difficulties experienced by Rhode Island health care providers at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit on Oct. 30. With her on the panel are, from left, Martha Wofford, CEO and president of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Dr. Philip Rizzuto, owner of Rizzuto Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery; Adam Martignetti, a vice president at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc.; and R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: Health care sector coping by ‘doing balancing acts’

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Asked to define the state of health care in Rhode Island, those at the forefront of the sector provided a dismal outlook at Providence...

PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS such as CVS Caremark, which is owned by CVS Health Corp, are being accused to wielding enormous power over prescription drug prices. / AP FILE PHOTO/CHRIS CARLSON

Are PBMs forcing out small drugstores, inflating medication prices?

Editor's Choice 11/15/2024

Pharmacy benefit managers say they protect against prescription drug prices from rising exorbitantly high, but these companies – such as one operated by CVS...