Maine companies unsure of Obamacare effect as some mandates approach

Health Care

Published
December 2, 2014

Maine companies unsure of Obamacare effect as some mandates approach

The Maine State Chamber of Commerce held a forum Tuesday in Augusta for businesses to learn about what to expect from the Affordable Care Act in 2015.
Published
December 1, 2014

Is there anything that aspirin can’t do? Well, maybe

A study shows aspirin may not prevent first heart attacks or first strokes.
Published
November 26, 2014

Riverview patient plans to sue state for $1 million

Arlene Edson was pepper sprayed while she was naked, alone in her room and not threatening employees, according to an investigation at the Augusta mental hospital.
Published
November 25, 2014

China opens Ebola center in Liberian capital

Liberia is a close trading partner with China, which has pledged $81 million to aid West Africa's fight against the disease.
Published
November 25, 2014

Study says 70 percent of Americans with HIV don’t have disease in check

Younger people are more likely not to have HIV under control, the CDC says.
Published
November 24, 2014

Mainers with disabilities to gain Medicaid services in lawsuit settlement

The state has settled the class-action lawsuit filed last year on behalf of people with autism and intellectual disabilities who were waiting for services.
Published
November 22, 2014

Outspoken critic of Obamacare helped to turn LePage against state exchange

Michael F. Cannon predicted that relying on a federal exchange instead would force Congress to revisit the law.
Published
November 22, 2014

Togus VA system probed over allegations of shortcuts, omissions

An October memo by a federal watchdog agency outlines allegations that, if proven, would link Maine for the first time to issues similar to those at veterans hospitals nationwide.
Published
November 22, 2014

Central Maine business briefs

Doucette joins Bingham Area Dental Center; McKee, Billins named New England Super Lawyers; Augusta-Gardiner KOA wins awards
Published
November 22, 2014

Anthem passes rate hike for Maine’s ‘legacy’ policy holders

Individual health policy holders who predate the ACA, more than 11,000 of them, will have an average premium increase of 13.4 percent