The senator was promoting the TICK Act, which would provide $100 million in funding to combat tick-borne diseases.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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As ‘death with dignity’ law nears, Maine doctors hesitate
Assisted suicide becomes legal in a few weeks, but health care networks and doctors are still wrestling with how they will respond to requests for assistance from patients.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine regulators finalize reduced rates for Affordable Care Act coverage in 2020
Two of Maine’s three Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance providers will lower their average rates for individual plans, while the other will increase its average rates by less than 1 percent.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Legislators should move forward with MaineCare dental benefit
Adding the coverage to Maine’s Medicaid program has a low cost and a lot of benefit.
Posted inBusiness
MaineHealth, Anthem team up for joint insurance venture
The two organizations are collaborating on AMH Health, which will offer Medicare Advantage health insurance plans.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Loss of doctors leaving hole in rural health care
A number of promising initiatives are under way, but it is going to take a lot to reverse the trend.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Resistance growing to corrupt, deceptive corporate practices
A new generation of Americans is looking to break the stranglehold that businesses have on every aspect of our lives.
Posted inBusiness
Harvard Pilgrim plans to merge with Tufts Health Plan
The combined health insurance provider would serve nearly 2.4 million members in New England.
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L.L. Bean heir and wife donate $1 million to Mercy Hospital
Leon L. Bean’s grandson James Gorman and his wife, Maureen Gorman, contributed to the Portland hospital’s $20 million relocation campaign.