The Health Care Act for the first time last year required most Americans obtain health insurance.
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Obama wants doctors’ pay linked to quality of care
The proposed system overhaul aims at improving patients’ care and cutting wasteful spending.
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Maine Med opening state’s only 24-hour pharmacy
Hospital patients can get their prescriptions filled at the pharmacy, which also will be open to the public.
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Thousands of patients lose if state cuts methadone benefit
DHHS claims Suboxone is a better treatment, but health experts disagree and question whether the state is practicing medicine.
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State epidemiologist position remains vacant
Officials won’t say why an out-of-state candidate rejected an offer; some worry about an erosion of Maine’s public health infrastructure.
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Widespread influenza prompts restrictions at central Maine hospitals
The temporary visitor restrictions at Inland and Franklin Memorial hospitals are focused around maternity wards because of the vulnerability of the babies.
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Maine treatment for mental illness serves as national model
On hiatus but soon to be restarted, a program that began at Maine Medical Center has led the way toward early detection and treatment of schizophrenia.
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Maine treatment for mental illness serves as national model
On hiatus but soon to be restarted, a program that began at Maine Medical Center has led the way toward early detection and treatment of schizophrenia.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Politics
Farmington hospital is learning lab for lawmakers
A group of state legislators, many of them newly elected, visited Franklin Memorial Hospital to learn about the impact of health care policy.
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40 years of preventive care saves Franklin County lives and money
Efforts to curb cardiovascular disease in Franklin County are associated with lower hospitalizations, lower mortality rates and more than $5 million in health care savings, according to research unveiled Tuesday.