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GIVING VOICE: 
Dr. Fatima Mirza works in an examination room at Rhode Island Hospital. Mirza and her husband, Dr. Rohaid Ali, worked on two significant projects recently involving artificial intelligence, one of which used OpenAI’s Voice Engine to create a clone of the voice of a young patient who lost her voice after surgery to remove a brain tumor. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A higher health care intelligence? In R.I., some believe it’s the...

Like many these days, Severence MacLaughlin foresees a big, bright future for artificial intelligence. Unlike many, the Rhode Island-based data scientist was willing to quit...
Jay Feinman

Rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage

My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” was thrust into the spotlight recently,...
ATTORNEY GENERAL PETER F. NERONHA filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two out-of-state companies and a Florida businessman who Neronha says tried to deceive newly formed companies in Rhode Island into paying a high fee for certificates of good standing. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. AG challenges federal ruling on behavioral health coverage

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of three states challenging a federal ruling that R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha says conflicts with state...

Emerging Health Care Strategies for Employers

The pandemic has changed various aspects of how many Americans earn a living, ushering in an era of remote working and virtual team meetings....
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Monday that he is filing objections with the state Office of Health Insurance Commissioner to the personal health insurance rate increases proposed for 2022 by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

R.I. AG objects to individual, group health insurance rate increases

PROVIDENCE – In the wake of a devastating pandemic that continues to threaten the welfare of Rhode Island residents, and while government officials mount...
LARGE EMPLOYER GROUP INSURANCE rate increase proposals for 2018 are significantly higher than 2017 proposals. /COURTESY OFFICE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMISSIONER

Double-digit increases proposed for 2018 large-group health insurance rate

Updated 9:12 a.m. PROVIDENCE - Proposed rates for large employer group heath insurance have, in some cases, come in at more than double the 2017...
Dr. Kathleen C. Hittner, Rhode Island health insurance commissioner, announced that four major health insurance companies agreed to provide easier access to treatment for opioid addicted patients. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Opioid-addicted patients in Rhode Island will get easier access to medications...

Updated at 4:19 p.m. CRANSTON – Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Hittner announced Wednesday that she has signed agreements with all of Rhode Island’s...
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