Article: HMO SAID NEAR SALE OF R.I. CENTERS HARVARD PILGRIM OFFICIALS DETAIL SOME PLANS TO HELP MEND FINANCES HMO OFFICIALS DETAIL PLANS TO MEND FINANCES

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is on the verge of selling its Rhode Island health centers, a move that will help the region's largest health maintenance organization walk away debt-free from its financially troubled Rhode Island business, according to senior executives at the Brookline-based HMO.

The most likely buyer of Harvard Pilgrim's five health centers is Lifespan Inc., the Ocean State's largest hospital group and the owner of Boston-based New England Medical Center, sources at both firms confirmed. An agreement could be reached as soon as next week, sources said.

The health centers, located in Providence, Warwick, and Lincoln in Rhode Island and in Plainville and Swansea in southeastern ...

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