Taxpayers and patients cannot afford to pay a high price for a treatment not known to be effective.
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Make Medicare available to those 60 and older, Jared Golden urges president
Lewiston Democrat among leaders in U.S. House urging President Joe Biden to endorse lowering the health care program’s eligibility age and bolster its coverage.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: Canada’s Medicare must become our Medicare
“Medicare for All” is the best slogan ever coined for creating a national health care system in America.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Feds: Scam artists spread virus lies, prey on Medicare recipients
Federal law enforcement is warning that scam artists are preying on older people’s fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: More policymakers should support Maine’s leaders in addressing bone health
Stepped-up screening and treatment will ease the toll of osteoporosis, both personally and economically.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deficit would be zero if not for tax cuts
Maine Sen. Angus King rightly punctures the persistent claim that tax cuts pay for themselves.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers could benefit from more telehealth
In an aging, rural state, telemedicine could fill in health care gaps.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Crisis coming on elder care finance
The current generation of retirees can’t get by on their retirement benefits, and the generations behind them are in worse shape.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Many Mainers enter golden years financially insecure
With limited incomes and little or no savings, seniors increasingly depend on government programs and worry who will care for them as they age.