Mainers also are dying from overdosing on meth, cocaine, benzodiazepines and alcohol – usually in combinations.
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Soaring premiums send thousands in Maine over a health care cliff
Insurance costs have grown by as much as 110 percent for those who earn too much to receive Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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Maine Voices: Maine’s fight against childhood obesity gaining ground
Childhood obesity is on the rise nationally, but our state shows signs of success.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: As efforts to limit abortion rights grow, clinics need support of community
Complacency risks losing the compassionate and caring providers such as Maine Family Planning.
Posted inBusiness
Cigna to buy large pharmacy benefits manager in effort to control health care costs
The partnership may help improve service, personalize care and give doctors a more complete picture of their patients.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Reps. Foley, Sanborn: Doctors – not insurers – should prescribe Mainers’ medications and treatment
Forcing Maine people to change medicine with the hope of saving a few dollars doesn’t work.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport turning corner on steep losses
The hospital says revenue growth and cuts in expenses helped it achieve a slight surplus in the most recent quarter.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump plans to tout economic growth, tax cuts in State of the Union address
The president will also push a $1 trillion plan to improve roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Five Maine hospitals get top ratings for quality, safety
The ratings come from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Maine’s not immune: Health officials say state now has ‘widespread’ cases of the flu
Through Jan. 6, Maine had reported 768 cases, most of them the most virulent strain, according to the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention.