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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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Most Maine health plans no longer waive patient costs for COVID-19 treatment
Only one major insurer, Community Health Options, is bucking the national trend and waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 patients through the end of the year.
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Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Patient says some MaineGeneral staff threatened to not treat her for asking if they were vaccinated
MaineGeneral spokesperson Joy McKenna said nothing prohibits patients from asking about staff members’ vaccination status and the hospital would not refuse treatment for such queries.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Well-meaning ‘yellow flag’ law puts ER doctors in a role they’re not trained for
Assessing who is safe to own or carry weapons should be done with care – not under the time constraints typical of Maine’s emergency departments.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Health care workers protest vaccine mandate in Augusta
Nearly 400 people, many in scrubs, lined both sides of State Street in front of the Maine State House to protest the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 or have a medical exemption.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t delay vaccine mandate for Maine health care workers
There are too many health care workers who come into contact with too many vulnerable people to wait any longer.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: To prevent crisis, infrastructure bill must include America’s care economy
Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Schools and Education
30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine health care advocates cheer legislative victories
But their satisfaction at securing new MaineCare dental benefits, an insulin safety net and higher pay for direct care workers is tempered by failures to ban flavored tobacco and rein in drug prices.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
COVID-19 delta variant puts western and central Maine towns at risk
Public health officials have warned that the highly contagious strain of the disease could be a danger to unvaccinated populations, while emphasizing the vaccines’ effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19.