GoLocal has received a copy of a memorandum outlining steps to create a long-term solution to preserve CharterCARE hospitals' ...

The initial cuts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) caused turmoil for service ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Commercial insurance premiums for nearly 175,000 people in Rhode Island are set to increase next year. The state’s Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) approved ...

Predicting the future isn't easy. Back in 2000, who would have thought that by 2025 the Pawtucket Red Sox would no longer exist, or Rhode Island's first female governor would be telling people to ...

Urgent care centers have become popular because they offer accessibility as Rhode Island is grappling with a shortage of ...

The rate requests, which are on average over 20% in every market, are the highest in over a decade. The proposed rate hikes will affect more than 170,000 Rhode Islanders who are covered under ...

Rhode Island has joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a coalition of states and New York City that aims to promote and protect evidence-based public health, the Department of Health ...

High recidivism rates in Rhode Island demonstrate a need for a public health approach to reentry. Reentry programs should focus on restorative practices like vocational training and therapy. Rhode ...

Rhode Island is fighting a national battle against opioid addiction — a battle that has no boundaries and threatens every family, every neighborhood, every race, and rich and poor. The growing drug ...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island private health insurers have submitted rate requests to the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC), asking for the steepest premium increases in more than a ...