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Could Anchor Medical closing have been stopped? McKee makes move to stop future closures.
A budget amendment submitted by McKee would mandate RI health care providers report updates on their finances to the state.
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A program providing respite for RI's homeless patients is paying off. Why it may end
Homeless patients often find themselves convalescing in tents exposed to the weather or crowded shelters. This program ...
Providers brace for impact of Anchor Medical closure. What's being done to continue care
Recent news that a primary care physician group is closing its doors in Rhode Island has many worried for the state of health ...
RI's health care system is in crisis. Here's what business and state leaders prescribe
The health care sector is Rhode Island's top employer and also, if accounts of provider organizations is accurate, one of the ...
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Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about 25,000 people losing their doctors
You may have heard that 25,000 people in Rhode Island are losing their primary care doctors because a large practice called ...
McKee proposal could prevent future medical provider closures
Gov. Dan McKee is hoping to establish a new early-warning mechanism in an effort to prevent the sudden closure of medical ...
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Could Anchor Medical closing have been stopped? McKee makes move to stop future closures.
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee proposed new financial reporting requirements for health care providers following the announced closure of Anchor Medical Associates. The new requirements aim to ...
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Providers brace for impact of Anchor Medical closure. What's being done to continue care
The close of Anchor Medical could add dozens of new patients to primary care doctors In 2022, about 21,300 ER visits were preventable, according to a study Several bills in the General Assembly ...