Think about how you want to be cared for at the end of life, write it down and regularly remind your family and doctor of this directive.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Single-payer would give U.S. patients, caregivers more control over health care system
Weaker campaign finance laws have enabled insurers and Big Pharma to create a system that benefits only them.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Workers hurt by health care cost shifts
As the government, hospitals and insurance companies pass on costs, employees get stuck with the bill.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Sen. King co-sponsors bill to improve telehealth access, a benefit to rural areas
The bill could help patients in rural Maine, where using technology is seen as an increasingly essential way for patients to receive health care.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Michelle Hood stepping down as CEO of Northern Light Health
She is taking a job as COO of the American Hospital Association, a national trade association, after nearly 14 years at the helm of Maine’s second largest health care system.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Medicaid expansion already showing its worth
Mainers are getting care they otherwise wouldn’t, and it is saving lives.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Rankings show Maine’s hospitals are safest in the country
A watchdog group says most Maine hospitals, including Lewiston’s CMMC, get an A grade for patient safety.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Communicator stepping into the world of cancer patient advocacy
I’m in a unique position to help other people with colorectal cancer, one of the most deadly yet least discussed cancers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Med gets approval for $59 million medical office building in Scarborough
The town’s planning board clears the way for the new Maine Medical Partners building at its Route 1 campus.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Warren pledges no middle class tax hike to fund $20 trillion health care plan
The senator’s sweeping proposal is quickly attacked by her moderate rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden.