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- Care in Crisis
With a health care system already in crisis, the proposed FY26 budget, will make a bad situation worse for Rhode Islanders. The proposed budget includes substantial cuts and tax increases targeting hospitals, threatening access to essential health services and the sustainability of our hospitals across the state. - RI health care leaders urge federal judge to expedite sale of Roger Williams, Fatima
Rhode Island’s hospital leaders banded together in pleading for a federal bankruptcy judge to expedite approval of the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital to The Centurion Foundation. - HARI: McKee's budget will worsen health care crisis in RI
McKee’s budget includes about $25 million in direct cuts to hospitals, along with an additional tax increase of almost $17 million, according to HARI. The reductions include a $10 million cut in the statutory Medicaid rate increase and an $18.3 million cut in “Upper Payment Limit” payments that are made to hospitals. Along with this, hospitals are facing a $16.9 million increase in taxes because of manipulation of how they are calculated. - Commentary: To save R.I. health care, invest more in Medicaid
Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England and John Fernandez is CEO and president of Brown University Health urge that Investing in Medicaid will ensure all Rhode Islanders receive the care they need. It will help the state retain compassionate and talented doctors and nurses and ensure facilities are equipped to meet the needs of patients. - Hospital Association of RI raises concerns over proposed budget cuts
Hospital Association of Rhode Island interim President Howard Dulude told Target 12 that the proposed budget cuts are disappointing and could worsen a shortage of primary care doctors. - 2024 Economic Impact Analysis
Hospitals in R.I. supported over 60k jobs and generated an estimated $11.7 billion in total economic output in 2024, according to a new report. - Press Releases
Hospital Association of Rhode Island Press Releases - 2025 Legislative Priorities
Longer wait times, provider shortages, and overcrowded emergency departments are becoming the norm. Inadequate Medicaid funding, uncompetitive commercial rates, and a strained workforce are driving these challenges—threatening access to care and the stability of critical health services across the state. - Patients push back as Anchor Medical prepares to shut down
Petitions and calls for change are growing in the wake of Anchor Medical Associates’ decision to shut down all of its practices this summer, leaving thousands of Rhode Islanders without a primary care provider.
