Alexander Castro

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$500 fines draw sharp criticism from ACLU and at least one legislator
About 300 Butler Hospital employees flooded State House to call attention to their dispute with management
A Brown University study finds the state’s 2010 cap on hospital price growth saved consumers $1,000 a year in insurance premiums — while costing hospitals $158 million annually and highlighting gaps in self-insured plan oversight
Hackers exploited stolen credentials to infiltrate RIBridges for five months while Deloitte failed to act on hundreds of firewall alerts. Now, state officials vow accountability, credit monitoring, and a push to reduce reliance on outside vendors