“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. […] According to the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI), reimbursement rates are not high enough to cover the cost of care. ‘They can go to Massachusetts or Connecticut and make more money — and it’s not far away,’ said Howard Dulude, HARI’s interim president. ‘So it’s really difficult for us to recruit and retain people.'”
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Additional Coverage:
Rhode Island Current
Anchor Medical Associates to close, adding more pressure to state’s fragile health care system
The Dan Yorke Show – WPRO
Anchor Medical Closure: Howard Dulude, Interim President, Hospital Association of Rhode Island