Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: When will we stop ignoring mental health care?
You can’t fall through the cracks of a system that doesn’t exist.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine Medical Association says U.S. healthcare system needs an overhaul
The 4,000-member organization is the fifth state medical association to pass a resolution calling for universal health care insurance coverage.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Thousands more Mainers now have access to dental care, but can’t find a dentist
Even before more than 200,000 adults became eligible for MaineCare’s dental benefits this summer, the state was experiencing a dearth of professionals to provide them.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Health insurance premiums for Maine small businesses to decline slightly in 2023
The Mills administration credits a reform combining individual and small-market plans, but Republicans call the 0.8 percent decrease ‘a one-time, election-year minuscule savings.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Obamacare at 12 – still a very big deal
The Affordable Care Act has delivered on most of its promises, but there is still a lot that’s undone.
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Few Maine hospitals comply with federal price disclosure law
Most hospitals have yet to publish information that shows charges negotiated with insurance companies or what an uninsured patient would pay for a service.
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Maine Democrats’ bills aim to hold down prescription drug prices, health care costs
Their 5 bills include proposals to reduce price gouging by pharmaceutical companies and help consumers who have trouble paying for insulin.