If you are one of the thousands of Rhode Islanders with a Medicare Advantage plan through UnitedHealthcare, beware: As of July 1, 2025, the following Brown University Health hospitals are out of network for non-emergency care: Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Miriam Hospital, and Newport Hospital.
For the latest updates on this situation, go to Attorney General Neronha’s website.
While emergency care at these hospitals is still covered, non-emergency services will now be billed at out-of-network rates, resulting in much higher costs for patients…