The doctor will not see you now: 1,900 seniors, disabled residents to lose Brown Health providers

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 1,290

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Dr. Avishek Chatterjee is trained on how to give bad news to patients.

But he’s having difficulty delivering the diagnosis, with no course of treatment, for the senior and disabled patients whose health insurance won’t cover their visits to him anymore.

“Most of it is surprise, and shock, and disappointment,” said Chatterjee, a primary care doctor for Brown University Health’s North Main Street offices in Providence. “It’s hard. Right now, I am focused on trying …

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