Health care
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2017
Advocates submit signatures to put Medicaid expansion on Maine ballot
The initiative is a response to Gov. LePage's refusal to authorize the state to accept federal Medicaid funds.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2017
Sen. Collins’ plan for replacing Affordable Care Act holds seeds for compromise
One policy analyst says it's innovative to use Health Savings Accounts to help pay for coverage, but another expert sees serious drawbacks in the Obamacare alternative.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2017
As Portland’s city-run health clinic closes, a mix of good intentions, trauma
The 229 HIV patients at India Street got help finding a new provider, but ending their ties with the staff led to a sense of loss, and only 33 registered at the recommended facility.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2017
Former Mercy employee says hospital got millions in improper Medicare payments
A lawsuit filed by Jennifer Worthy claims the Portland hospital and its billing companies engaged in schemes to get higher reimbursements.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2017
Sen. Collins’ plan would replace ACA with individual health savings accounts
The Maine senator hopes to attract support from both parties with a plan that offers thousands in annual payments to people for their health care.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2017
Congressional Republicans try to find health care compromise
The alternative plan to be proposed by Maine's Sen. Susan Collins is just one of several on the table.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2017
Medical ethics bill targets drug company payments to Maine doctors
The proposal would restrict gifts and other spending that promote prescribing of opioids in a state that is trying to curtail patient use of the painkillers.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2017
Maine’s rural hospitals fear crisis if Obamacare is repealed without comparable replacement
By insuring tens of thousands of their patients, the Affordable Care Act has helped hospitals and clinics to stay open.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2017
Pain patients brace for Maine law cutting opiate prescriptions
Many who are prescribed opiates for chronic pain say they shouldn't be punished by a measure that's aimed at curtailing illegal drug use.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2017
Affordable Care Act repeal would harm Mainers, according to think tank
The Maine Center for Economic Policy says scrapping the law without a suitable replacement would result in 95,000 fewer Mainers having health insurance in 2019.
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