Famous homeowners like Taylor Swift have helped polish the image of Westerly, R.I. But the tony image belies a harsher reality for the year-round folks in this beach town. More than one in five of the town’s roughly 23,100 residents – close to 5,000 people – are enrolled in Medicaid, the government insurance program for […]
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At Community Health Center, It’s A “Tense Situation”
Community health centers in Rhode Island are operating under a new normal. At Wood River Health Services in Hope Valley, that means cancelled appointments, new protocols from the state Department of Health, and a surge of phone calls from uncertain patients with questions about COVID-19.
