The nine-member task force will examine how criminal charges may be brought against people who assault — physically or verbally — workers in health care settings.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Anthem president: We’re working to protect health care affordability
The insurer is committed to coming back to the negotiating table, and it hopes MaineHealth will join them, Denise McDonough says.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Anthem not telling the whole story in Maine price dispute
A $136 bag of saline is a sign of a bad system, not price gouging by MaineHealth.
Posted inHealth
$136 for a $2 bag of saline? Anthem, MaineHealth trade blame in billing disputes
Anthem accuses the hospital network of overbilling and hiding charges; MaineHealth says the insurer is arbitrarily withholding payments.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Health care providers say Anthem billing problems are widespread
Maine is investigating the health insurer following complaints from medical associations about underpayment, payment delays and denied claims.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine Med’s departure from Anthem network would disrupt Maine’s insurance market, experts say
Impacts would ripple though the industry, but experts also say the parties have a lot of motivation to resolve the payment disputes before a breakup.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland hiker injured in New Hampshire in satisfactory condition at Maine Med
Matt Kopyt sustained serious head injuries when he fell from a fire tower at the summit of Mt. Kearsarge North on Sunday, authorities said.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Maine Med nurse practitioner from Ukraine returning to treat the injured
Ukrainian native Natalia Iantsevych expects to work in a hospital in Lviv, a city in the country’s west now flooded with refugees fleeing larger cities under attack.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Med president: Lack of state mental health investment is major factor in ER violence
MMC nurses are right to protest, as emergency rooms have become a place of last resort for people who have a diagnosis but can’t access appropriate treatment options.
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As nurses call attention to emergency room violence, Maine Medical Center steps up support
Nurses and hospital officials say the emergency department is facing more pressures from a growing number of patients with mental illnesses, some of whom can be violent.