Hospital acting superintendent Jay Harper did not attend the meeting, leaving lawmakers to work from written responses to questions.
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Franklin Community Health Network’s last year marked by challenges, successes
The Farmington-based network says a partnership with Portland-based MaineHealth should help it on the path to solvency in the coming year.
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Panel weighs action against Riverview nurses
The nurse who blew the whistle on their alleged failure to follow the law after a pepper-spray incident says she was pressured by Riverview superintendent Jay Harper to not turn in her colleagues.
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Democrats knock LePage for problems at Riverview Psychiatric Center
The administration fought back, saying Democrats were using people with mental illness to advance their agenda.
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UMF to hold Ebola round table Friday
The Friday afternoon discussion includes university experts who will talk about the social, economic and political implications of the epidemic.
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Waterville-, Newport-based health centers receive federal grants
The Affordable Care Act funding is for new staff members, more business hours and expanded services at the health centers.
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Lawmakers to push for investigation of Riverview
Employee accounts of abuse have spurred a movement to deputize the state’s watchdog agency to probe the forensic mental hospital.
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Census details offer clearer picture of Maine’s uninsured
Analysts say the increase in 2013 probably is attributable to Gov. Paul LePage’s removal of 30,000 from MaineCare rolls.
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State posts health insurance premiums
Rates will decrease slightly or stay the same on Maine marketplace for individuals.
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Number of Mainers without health insurance rose 9 percent in 2013
Census data show 12,000 more people lacked coverage at a time when most states saw a decline and Maine cut 30,000 from the Medicaid rolls.