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Brown: Rural health care providers go from the emergency room to the picket line
Bria Schurke grew up in Ely, where her family’s health care provider was not a doctor but a certified nurse practitioner.
12 Responds: Brown Health to reschedule some surgeries after insurance change
According to UnitedHealthcare, people who had hospital services scheduled before July 1 will still be covered by insurance at ...
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12 Responds: Brown Health reschedules man’s back surgery after insurance change
When negotiations between Brown Health and UHC over Medicare Advantage failed, Stephen Palumbo's surgery was canceled, as ...
RI man’s surgery canceled with end of Brown Health, UHC Medicare Advantage contract
Stephen Palumbo and his wife were headed to a pre-op appointment last week when they got a call from Rhode Island Hospital ...
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UHC Medicare Advantage to go out of network at Brown Health hospitals
Brown University Health’s hospitals in Rhode Island will no longer accept UHC’s Medicare Advantage plans starting July 1; The change comes after the insurer and the health system did not renew ...
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Medicare contract talks between Brown Health and United are over. Uncertainty is just beginning.
Failed contract negotiations between Brown University Health and UnitedHealthcare mean that thousands of seniors and disabled residents will no longer be covered for non-emergency visits at four Rhode ...