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PublishedJanuary 17, 2017
InterMed won’t take new patients insured by Community Health Options
The Portland-based health care provider cites the insurer's 'financial struggles' and concerns that the co-op won't be able to pay claims.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2017
Alfond foundation donates $1.5 million to Saint Joseph’s to boost nursing education
The grant will help fund the college's Center for Nursing Excellence in Standish at a time when Maine faces a shortage of nurses in the workforce.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2017
Trump says his health care proposal’s goal is ‘insurance for everybody’
The president-elect also wants drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2017
Fairfield mother accused of killing her newborn fits pattern
Kayla Stewart, who recently pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of her newborn baby, fits an unfortunate pattern outlined by experts.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul is drafting a new health care plan to replace the ACA
The Kentucky Republican said he'll propose helping people pay for medical bills through tax credits and health savings accounts.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2017
Maine’s largest insurer under Affordable Care Act says long-term plans depend on Congress
The Trump administration's vow to repeal the Affordable Care Act has created uncertainty for all health insurers.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2017
ACA repeal would jeopardize addiction treatment for about 8,300 Mainers, researchers say
The loss of coverage in the state would come amid an opioid crisis in which an average of one person a day dies from an overdose.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2017
Smoking costs world $1 trillion annually
Of the global revenue from tobacco taxes of $269 billion in 2013-14, less than $1 billion was invested in tobacco control, a new report finds.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
Maine seventh-graders will need a new vaccine next school year
Forty-seven other states already mandate a booster shot for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, the last of which has surged in the state.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2017
Mainers are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers
Enrollment may surpass the 2016 total by 10 percent, even as Donald Trump and Congress prepare their repeal effort.
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