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BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH saw charity care expenses increase 50% year over year in the quarter that ended June 30. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Surge in charity care puts hospitals under more strain

Cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island are seeing the cost of charity care surge amid disruptions in the health insurance market, and some in the...
CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18. 
COURTESY WPRI-TV CBS 12/COREY WELCH

McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee is betting that his record in office – and his experience as governor – will be enough to carry him...
CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18. 
COURTESY WPRI-TV CBS 12/COREY WELCH

McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

"Customer Service" <customerservice@newskeepsake.com>is betting that his record in office – and his experience as governor – will be enough to carry him to victory...

Neronha files objections to proposed individual health insurance rate hikes

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Tuesday filed objections with the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner in response to requests made...

R.I. residents spend less on health insurance than most states, WalletHub...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is among the bottom 10 states for how much residents pay for health insurance relative to household income, according to WalletHub.   The personal finance website in...

Corvese, Famiglietti bill enacted to prevent health insurers from denying claims...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has signed legislation to protect patients from having their health insurance claims denied because of their insurer or...

Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as...

NEW YORK (AP) – Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the...
A HEARTBEAT AWAY: Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director of R.I. Department of Business Regulation, has been appointed president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and will take over the top role in 2027. At right is Megan Mihara, DBR principal program manager.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Dwyer poised to give R.I. big voice on national level

For the first time in more than a century, a Rhode Island insurance regulator has stepped into a top national role. Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director...

Blue Cross reports year-over-year improvement despite $78M operating loss in 2025

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island finished 2025 in the red with a $78 million operating loss but improved financially...

State must act to protect health coverage

Trouble is brewing at HealthSource RI, and state leaders have an opportunity to provide at least a partial remedy. Rhode Island’s health insurance marketplace says...
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