A new law expanding who is eligible for free care is expected to help low-income Mainers, but also strain hospitals already grappling with the impact Medicaid cuts will have on their finances.
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MaineCare and Maine families need protecting | Opinion
My mother and I are counting on Sen. Collins to step up and reject all cuts to health care being weighed in D.C.
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Farmington hospital phasing out Occupational Health Practice
The phase-out does not include the MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Practice, according to a spokesperson.
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Federal abandonment of HIV programs will hurt Maine | Opinion
The ‘Silence=Death’ poster from the early years of the AIDS crisis holds true today with the possibility of federal cuts to critical services.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Cyber incidents at Lewiston hospitals caused ambulances to be diverted
Some fire chiefs and ambulance services said they had no idea the cyber incidents were behind the diversions.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston-area patients left waiting for care after hospital cyber incidents
Two health care systems were breached in subsequent weeks, leaving many patients scrambling. What — and who — caused them remains unknown.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Why cyber attacks are increasingly targeting hospitals
The incidents that caused outages at two Lewiston-based hospital systems come at a time when cyber attacks on health care organizations are skyrocketing.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Central Maine Healthcare’s future depends on its acquisition, CEO says
Speaking at a chamber breakfast Thursday, Central Maine Healthcare CEO and President Steve Littleson did not comment on the hospital system’s ongoing system outage.
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Maine should not cut hospital-based physician funding | Opinion
The state’s health system can’t afford it. Let’s not sacrifice stability for budget optics.
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How 340B is failing the patients it was meant to help | Opinion
The drug pricing program can be a prescription for profit when hospitals consolidate.