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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
Flu season is here, and it’s coming for your kids
"Flu is here,'' infectious disease official said. "Now is the time to get an immunization if you haven't already.''
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PublishedDecember 12, 2019
House votes to empower Medicare to negotiate drug costs
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill would cap Medicare recipients' out-of-pocket costs for medicines at $2,000 a year, but the measure has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled Senate.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
White House backs bipartisan deal curbing consumer health costs
The legislation aims to curb rising health care costs, including taking steps to limit “surprise” medical bills that can plague patients treated in emergency rooms.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2019
Adult in York County is first flu death of the season in Maine
Eight people have been hospitalized so far this flu season, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
ACA enrollment down so far in Maine, and Medicaid expansion is a big reason
Through Nov. 30, a total of 16,613 Mainers had signed up for Affordable Care Act insurance, down from nearly 24,000 at the same time last year.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
Mercy Hospital gets $1 million challenge grant
The grant will help the hospital finish up fundraising for its move to the Fore River Parkway campus.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2019
Maine Med set to open 64 rooms for cancer patients in new tower
The hospital's $534 million expansion and renovation, which includes the Coulombe Family Tower, is expected to be completed by 2022.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Maine Medicaid clients air complaints about ‘broken’ transportation system
About 75 people turn out for a listening session hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services as it considers overhauling the $83 million system.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Delta offers alternate proposal in Waterville ambulance debate
Tim Beals, executive director of Delta Ambulance, has submitted a plan to the Waterville City Council that he says addresses the response time issue, provides reimbursement to the city for backup services and doesn't require the city to buy two used ambulances.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Six Maine health organizations share $2.1 million to expand online services
The largest single grant will go the state's university system to provide teaching services to students in rural areas.
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