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Sroczynski named new Hospital Association of Rhode Island president

Government 09/02/2025

PROVIDENCE – The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association’s former executive vice president has been named the new leader of the Hospital Association of Rhode...

NEWPORT HOSPITAL'S birthing center is one of the services that Brown University Health has said it is considering discontinuing in the face of the health system's financial woes. / COURTESY NEWPORT HOSPITAL

Brown Health grapples with balancing community and its own financial needs

Economy 07/25/2025

Brown University Health is in a tough spot. The nonprofit health system is considering cutting several crucial services and programs in order to reach its...

Neronha’s proposed rule takes aim at private equity in health care

Government 06/06/2025

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is looking to expand his office’s oversight of health care transactions with the aim of limiting private equity acquisitions...

Hospital price growth cap helped lower insurance premiums, Brown study shows

Health Services 05/19/2025

In 2010, Rhode Island attempted a lively experiment in health care costs by limiting how much hospitals could increase the prices they charge. Fifteen years...

Does primary care plan have a shot at solving crisis?

Health Services 05/09/2025

Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s new multipronged plan to shore up the state’s sinking primary care system has some in the industry questioning whether it...

AS MUCH AS 25,000 Rhode Islanders may be left without a primary care provider after Anchor Medical Associates closes by June 30, leaving some scrambling to ease the strain it will cause on the state's already fragile health care system. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Is Anchor Medical’s closure spurring action to solve primary care?

Editor's Choice 04/18/2025

The looming closure of Anchor Medical Associates has highlighted a critical dilemma facing Rhode Island’s health system: Tens of thousands of patients are in...

HARI expresses support for health care legislation

Government 03/23/2025

PROVIDENCE – The Hospital Association of Rhode Island recently announced its support for legislation that has been introduced into the General Assembly. “Rhode Island’s health...

HARI: R.I. hospitals generate $11.7B in economic output in 2024

Health Services 03/09/2025

PROVIDENCE – Hospitals in Rhode Island supported more than 60,000 jobs and generated about $11.7 billion in economic output in 2024, according to a...

HARI: McKee’s budget will worsen health care crisis in R.I.

Economic Activity 01/17/2025

PROVIDENCE – The Hospital Association of Rhode Island is raising concerns over Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposal to cut millions in hospital funding. McKee unveiled...