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State health insurance enrollment slips 10% year-over-year as average premiums rise by 101%
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (139+ words) State health insurance enrollment slips 10% year-over-year as average premiums rise by 101%Providence Business News PROVIDENCE " Following the expiration of the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, enrollment in the state health insurance plans decreased 10% year-over-year as average monthly premiums increased…...
Can these hospitals be saved? Centurion makes the case to lawmakers for $18M state boost
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1681+ words) For nearly four years, The Centurion Foundation CEO Ben Mingle has argued the nonprofit would be the best steward of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. But Tuesday marked Mingle's first time appealing directly to Rhode…...
PBN Summit: Tax cuts to bring stimulus with rise in consumer spending, at least in short term
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (125+ words) PBN Summit: Tax cuts to bring stimulus with rise in consumer spending, at least in short term'pbn.com PROVIDENCE " It's going to be a "gangbusters" year for the consumer in 2026 as income generated from labor begins to outperform the financial…...
R.I.’s hospital crisis could deepen
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (106+ words) Federal health insurance cuts are poised to amplify dire financial problems at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, observers say, significantly increasing the burden on patients, workers and the state's entire health care system. State health…...
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (779+ words) Democrats forced a43-day government shutdownover the issue. Moderate Republicanscalled for a solutionto save their 2026 political aspirations. President Donald Trumpfloated a way out, only to back off after conservative backlash. In the end, no one's efforts were enough to save the…...
The process, not people, is hurting state's health care system
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Woonsocket strikes $2M settlement with Prime Healthcare over Landmark Medical Center taxes
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (976+ words) Nancy Lavin is a senior staff writer for the Rhode Island Current. Network with the region's most-influential business leaders. Get the data you need to propel your company into the new year. Start your New Year prepared for what lies…...
R.I. health insurance commissioner approves double-digit 2026 rate hikes
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (150+ words) CRANSTON " The R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner on Monday approved the commercial health insurance premiums for 2026. While the rate changes aren't as high as what insurers originally proposed, they are greater than last year's as costs of health care…...