Maine is projected to be short 1,450 registered nurses in 2025, down from the 3,200 projected previously, according to a new report.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame nurses’ wages for our health care system’s ills
A call by Reps. Pingree, Golden and 200 of their colleagues to investigate nurse staffing agencies could have unintended consequences.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Federal judge sides with psychologist in sex discrimination case against Acadia Hospital
Dr. Clare Mundell sued the Bangor hospital after discovering she was being paid about half the hourly wage of her male counterparts.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Organ donors have history on their side
Advances in medical science since the first human-to-human kidney transplant ease the way for donors and recipients.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
66,000 Mainers enroll in first year of state health insurance marketplace
More than 80% of them are receiving financial assistance.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Buddy, can you spare a kidney?
Organ donation may not be on the top of most people’s to-do lists, but maybe it should.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine employers unfazed by Supreme Court’s rejection of vaccine mandate
The court struck down a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement for large employers, but many Maine companies are still requiring workers to get the shots.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Anti-vaxxers deserve health care, too
Instead of determining who should be denied care, we should be making it available to everyone.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine newspapers can challenge anonymity of plaintiffs in vaccine mandate lawsuit, judge says
The unnamed health care workers filed their lawsuit in federal court in August seeking to overturn Maine’s vaccine mandate.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: One way to tackle America’s youth mental health challenge – change billing
Targeting the structural roots of our workforce deficit will help ensure that our young people are cared for and short-circuit crises.