Gov. Janet Mills announces newly funded student loan repayment and scholarship programs for health care professions.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Winthrop nursing home placed on federal ‘special focus’ list
Two patients wandered out of the Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center last year, and one was killed by a truck.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Just another statistic – why I’ve chosen to leave the medical profession
The pandemic was a breaking point for those of us who practiced medicine day in and day out in a pared-down environment where colleagues and staff were burning out and demoralized
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: I’ve had an illegal abortion and a legal one. The experiences couldn’t have differed more.
I am a grandmother now, and I know the disastrous consequences for younger women if we outlaw the procedure again.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Jackman program seen as health care delivery model for rural regions
As medical services have retracted in rural places like Jackman, other options for delivering health care are constantly being evaluated, and a promising one in Somerset County features enhanced training so that paramedics can provide a higher degree of care.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans
Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
Posted inHealth
Maine to update reimbursement rates to help struggling health centers
MaineCare’s reimbursement rates were set almost 20 years ago.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Anthem president: We’re working to protect health care affordability
The insurer is committed to coming back to the negotiating table, and it hopes MaineHealth will join them, Denise McDonough says.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: I’ve got good news about kidney donation – pass it on
My friend Ted received one, and my goal is to take part in a living donor transplant swap.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Health care providers say Anthem billing problems are widespread
Maine is investigating the health insurer following complaints from medical associations about underpayment, payment delays and denied claims.