One of Maine’s largest health insurers said co-pays and deductibles for previous claims also will be covered.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: In Maine, public health heroes are all around us
Coverage of the shortage of public health nurses left out that the state COVID-19 response has nonetheless been effective and comprehensive.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Collins: Aid package will limit COVID-19’s economic damage
Maine’s senior senator outlines some high points in the bill that aims to keep workers and businesses afloat while normal operations are on hold.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: On the front lines of COVID-19 fight, nurses and doctors are unprotected
Because health care corporations didn’t prepare, a nurse and her colleagues wonder every day whether they’ll bring home the deadly virus.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Paging Dr. Koop – we need his science-based advocacy during today’s crisis
The U.S. must hear from a health care expert who commands the nation’s respect, as the surgeon general did in the AIDS epidemic.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: I’m an ER doctor ready to save your life. Keep me safe – stay home
If more health care providers get sick, we may come to a point where we simply do not have enough staff to care for patients.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Northern Light Health appoints new chief executive
The health care system’s senior vice president and chief operating officer, Tim Dentry, will take over the top spot April 1.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine health care providers urge isolation, distancing to halt coronavirus
More than three-dozen health care providers are making a direct appeal to the public to take the necessary precautions to halt the spread of coronavirus and prevent the state’s hospital system from becoming overwhelmed.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: The Garrison in Yarmouth is closing for now
The Garrison ends its take-out experiment, and Midcoast residents get mobile seafood delivery.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Farmington area health network unveils policies to support staff during coronavirus
Franklin Community Health Network announced a new policy plan March 18 to help support its health care workers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.