Below are a few recent news articles from local publications that highlight the concerns and challenges of navigating healthcare in Rhode Island and more broadly in New England. The Rhode Island healthcare system is broken. As we have seen locally, there is a crisis in primary care access that extends past South County, where hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islander's are struggling to find primary care providers as practices close and physicians retire or leave the state. Over the past few years, the cracks in our system have deepened, partially due to inadequate rate reimbursements that are 20-30% lower than what Connecticut and Massachusetts experience. Please note: Some websites require a subscription to access content.
HARI: R.I. hospitals generate $11.7B in economic output in 2024
PRIMARY DUTIES: Nurse practitioners playing bigger role as doctors disappear
Hundreds more physicians needed to address RI primary care shortage
Maximizing funding for Medicaid Will Ease RI's Health Care Crisis
How Patient's Navigate Massachusetts's Broken Primary Care System
HARI's Response to Governor's Proposed Budget Cuts
The Collapse of Primary Care in RI & How We Fix It
No Quick Rx for Primary Care
RI's Fragile System Is Now In 'Crisis'
Rhode Islanders can’t find doctors, and Anchor Medical closure will only make it worse