While the patient’s health is the primary concern when a person can’t make a medical appointment, the transportation companies and other medical care providers also pay a price.
September 2013
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Augusta teen helps build, race car in memory of late friend
Cameron Folsom, 14, modified a 1996 Saab with addiction recovery information and other features to honor Jordan Ellis, who died in May of an apparent heroin overdose.
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A close call for Patriots in opener
Shaking off a sloppy start, New England plays its best when it matters most, with Tom Brady engineering another comeback.
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Trojans’ Libby won’t return this season
Andrew Libby, the Maine Sunday Telegram football player of the year, has an ACL injury, ending his high school career.
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Maine promotes fetal alcohol disorder awareness
Maine’s Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services says there is no safe time, amount or type of alcohol during pregnancy.
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Family, friendship power Race for the Cure
Relatives of a Bethel breast cancer survivor travel from six states for the Portland race. Companies also team up.
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Maine lawmakers to review tax breaks, exemptions
A task force was created as part of the state budget and has been tasked with finding $40 million in savings within the state’s tax breaks, exemptions and credits.
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Augusta bicyclist dies from injuries sustained in Aug. 30 crash
Terrance Ladd, 20, died Saturday from injuries received in a bicycle-vehicle collision in Augusta on Aug. 30, according to police.
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Maine hospitals get big payments, still squeezed
About $490 million in overdue Medicaid reimbursements won’t make up for the millions in other revenue drains, officials say.
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US: ‘Common-sense test’ holds Assad responsible
President Barack Obama’s top aide says the administration lacks “irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence.”