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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2024
Opinion: Hospital horror story a symptom of more serious disease
Funding disparities and inequities continue to plague community health care facilities nationwide.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2024
Northern Light Health cuts costs as Maine hospitals face workforce, financial pressures
The state's second-largest health care system operated at a deficit the past two years and expects to do so again in 2024.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2024
Surprise bill for Augusta emergency room visit highlights hospital fee debate
Kelly Brignac of Waterville said she received few services and was shocked by a bill exceeding $2,000, most of which was a so-called facility fee for using a hospital.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2024
Last year, Maine made assaulting an emergency medical worker a felony. The problem of patient violence remains
Prior to the new law, health care workers filed 167 intentional injury lost time claims in the first 7 months of 2023; 114 were filed in the first 4 months after the law took effect.
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PublishedJune 5, 2024
Skowhegan hospital looks to build medical office building
Redington-Fairview General Hospital has submitted a proposal to the town’s Planning Board for a three-story, 24,000-square-foot building and expanded parking.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Bill on transparency about hospital facility fees takes effect without Gov. Mills’ signature
The law, a watered-down version of the original legislation, requires health care facilities to post signs to let patients know that facility fees are being charged.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Legislation would regulate hidden medical facility fees
A proposal before the Legislature would ban so-called facility fees from being charged for telehealth appointments and require more transparency about when patients will be charged such fees.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
New state law makes medical bills in Maine more transparent
Health care providers must now identify where services were provided when submitting claims.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2024
Loophole leaves Maine patients vulnerable to hefty ambulance fees
Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state's largest insurance carrier still couldn't avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.
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