Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse pressed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about Rhode Island’s healthcare system at a contentious Senate hearing Sept. 4.

Rhode Island has persistently received famously low Medicaid reimbursements in comparison to surrounding states: Whitehouse said that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pays Rhode Island providers 23 - 26% less than those in the neighboring states of Massachusetts and Connecticut – with no explanation.

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