With boost, primary care could deliver what’s needed

Rhode Islanders currently spend at least $5.8 billion on health care for individuals each year. Our state government shoulders between $1.7 billion and $2.1 billion of that health care burden between state employee benefits and Medicaid. While we argue about how many hospitals we should have, and who gets to run them, the costs go

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  1. Dr. Fine is also the author of an excellent new book on the topic and a thought leader in the healthcare reform movement. There is little doubt his concept of a patient centered delivery system has merit, but we will need to reform the present reimbursement system to enable the change.