PART Four[Editor’s Note: In the wake of the abrupt resignation of Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott as director of the R.I. Department of Health, ConvergenceRI is republishing a number of stories … more

PART Three[Editor’s Note: In the wake of the abrupt resignation of Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the director of the R.I. Department of Health, ConvergenceRI is republishing a number of stories … more

PART OnePROVIDENCE – The unexpected resignation on Thursday, Jan. 13, by Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the director of the R.I. Department of Health, who announced in a letter that she was … more

PROVIDENCE – Much of the debate around the current crises in health care, in affordable housing policy, and in government spending has revolved around how resources should be spent to address … more

PROVIDENCE – This story occurred far, far below the radar screen of media visibility, even during a time of heightened sensitivity around the fraying safety net for vulnerable populations in … more

PROVIDENCE – For those of us who have health insurance plans with some amount of co-insurance and co-pays attached to the delivery of care [which is just about everybody], Jan. 1, 2022,  … more