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HANGING HANDS: Roger Williams Medical Center was one of two troubled Rhode Island hospitals – the other was Our Lady of Fatima – purchased by the nonprofit Centurion Foundation in 2026 after taking several years trying to line up financing and obtain approvals.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. healthcare system struggles to make recovery

Government 08/14/2026

Massive cuts to insurance, persistent staffing shortages and widespread financial woes continue to vex Rhode Island’s healthcare system in 2026, though the Ocean State...

Money advice from AI?

Advice 07/17/2026

Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her...

Despite older politicians, many older Americans are losing ground

Commentary 07/03/2026

American political leadership skews decidedly older than the population as a whole. President Donald Trump turned 80 years old on June 14. The median...

New state law enables insurer reimbursement of public health dental hygienists

Health Services 07/02/2026

PROVIDENCE – State legislation to improve oral health among vulnerable Rhode Islanders by enabling reimbursement eligibility for public health dental hygienists has been signed...

Report: R.I. healthcare spending reached historic high in 2024

Economic Activity 05/18/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island healthcare spending surged to a historic high of 9.1% in 2024, according to a new report from the R.I. Office...

Early detection is vital to saving lives, reducing health costs

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/08/2026

The New England Council recently hosted a forum in Boston exploring some of the incredible innovations in our region focused on the early detection...

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...

Could the state’s life science effort stall at the finish line?

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/10/2026

Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently celebrated the $81.7 million opening of the new Ocean State Labs in Providence’s Jewelry District. The labs are a...

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...