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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Maine Voices: Mainers still can’t afford needed medications
Efforts to create a statewide network of prescription assistance programs have stalled because of a lack of buy-in by doctors and hospital executives.
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PublishedJune 11, 2019
Maine Senate passes bipartisan prescription drug reform bills
One bill would allow Maine to negotiate to purchase drugs from Canada, while others would increase drug pricing transparency.
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PublishedMay 21, 2019
Commentary: Maine hospitals can’t set prices for two-thirds of patients
The government determines the fees for those who are on Medicaid or Medicare or are uninsured.
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PublishedMay 14, 2019
Our View: The shifting behind Maine health care costs
Hospitals charge private insurance three times more for the same services paid by Medicare.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Patients ask Legislature to restrict insurers’ control over medications
But an insurance industry representative argues that a bill to regulate 'step therapy' would favor 'costlier, but no more therapeutically effective, brand name drugs.'
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Maine Voices: We’ve tried everything else – it’s time for universal health care
Even Maine people with insurance can't afford to access care, and hospitals are going broke.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2019
Across Maine, prices for the same medical procedures are often staggeringly different
Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2019
Maine companies send workers to Boston for health care at ‘fraction of the cost’
Competition among metro-area hospitals pulls prices down, but the outsourcing of patients leads to higher costs in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
Patients slow to warm up to telemedicine, prefer in-person visits
Still, 80 percent of mid-size and large U.S. companies offered the virtual service last year.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
Health groups take aim at insurance companies’ medication policies
A pending bill would give doctors and patients more say when insurance companies balk at reimbursement and require them to try less expensive alternatives to prescribed medication or treatment.
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