The state continued to draw federal money to operate the hospital even though Maine lost its standing with Medicaid due to patient safety standards.
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‘Dentist camp’ seeks to groom students to pursue career in Maine
A University of New England innovation attempts to recruit future dentists to reverse declining numbers in rural parts of the state.
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Four surgeons departing Augusta’s MaineGeneral
The VA hospital at Togus is getting services of physicians Cameron McKee, Richard Morand, Clint Delashaw and William Weiss.
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Maine reports first two cases of chikungunya
The sometimes debilitating but rarely fatal virus has been common for years overseas, but it turned up in the Caribbean only last year.
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Rebates on insurance divvied out to 20,000 Mainers
Aetna will lower premiums or send out checks because its administrative costs exceeded the Obamacare cap in 2013.
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Foiled Augusta Walmart purse snatching cracks thefts case
“Older ladies with purses” were targeted by New York man and two female accomplices, according to police.
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LePage and Democrats joust over nursing home funding
The governor wants top lawmakers to call a special session; Democrats say LePage should use his own authority if he’s serious about fixing the problem.
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Pittsfield nursing home latest to close
Pittsfield Rehab & Nursing, home to 47 residents, will close in September, citing stagnant state reimbursement rates.
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Number of homeless victims of medicine theft grows
Police say prescription medications belonging to about 75 people were stolen from the Trinity Men’s Shelter over the weekend.
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Drugs stolen from Skowhegan church homeless shelter
Police couldn’t rule out the possibility that the more than $1,000 worth of medication was taken by someone affiliated with, or staying at, the Trinity Men’s Shelter.