The Maine Department of Health and Human Services officials estimate more than 31,000 Mainers could lose insurance in the first year of the new work requirements.
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Maine hospitals wait years to be reimbursed for serving low-income residents
Hospitals are already under financial strain. Federal and state policies affecting Maine’s Medicaid program will only add pressure.
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Heat danger: Maine’s most vulnerable at risk from rising summer temps
Last summer was Maine’s hottest on record and data show the state is getting hotter.
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Health insurance rates in Maine set to skyrocket
Two major factors are driving up insurance rates in Maine: rising costs of prescription drugs and little competition in Maine’s market.
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Air quality alert extended for parts of Maine as Canadian wildfires bring hazy skies
The Department of Environmental Protection said the air quality Monday was ‘moderate,’ a day after it was deemed ‘unhealthy’ in many parts of the state.
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Central Maine Healthcare notifies patients of data breach in June
While the hospital system’s computers were down following the breach, patients reported barriers to care and medications for urgent health concerns.
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Central Maine Healthcare tells employees it’s planning layoffs, source says
Officials with the hospital system declined to comment publicly on the announcement Thursday.
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Northern Light surgeon mistakenly removed woman’s bladder, lawsuit says
According to the lawsuit, a doctor removed a Skowhegan woman’s bladder during a surgery to remove an ovarian cyst.
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Maine resident hospitalized with year’s first human case of tick-borne Powassan virus, CDC says
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has also reported the season’s first case of West Nile virus, which was detected in a crow in York County.
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What to know about propane safety in Maine
A propane explosion killed 2 women in Old Orchard Beach over the weekend. Here’s how to stay safe dealing with the fuel — and what to do if you smell gas.