The entrance to The Miriam Hospital on Summit Avenue in Providence, one of four Brown University Health hospitals that no longer accepts insurance for UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage patients. (Photo by Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current)
Thousands of Rhode Island seniors and disabled residents no longer covered for non-emergency visits at four local hospitals can switch insurance plans ahead of the fall open enrollment period.
Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging announced a two-month special enrollment period for UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage patients on Thursday — exactly one month after the health insurer’s existing contract with Brown University Health ended…