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Health care

Published
November 26, 2014

Government to hit the malls, shopping for health care enrollees

Officials will visit on busy days to promote insurance signups, which totaled 462,000 in the first week.
Published
November 26, 2014

China opens Ebola center in Liberian capital

Liberia is a close trading partner with China, which has pledged $81 million to aid West Africa's fight against the disease.
Published
November 26, 2014

Study says 70 percent of Americans with HIV don’t have disease in check

Younger people are more likely not to have HIV under control, the CDC says.
Published
November 25, 2014

Mental health patient pepper-sprayed at Riverview plans to sue state

Her attorneys say they will seek $1 million, but the case will be difficult because state workers have legal immunity in most situations.
Published
November 25, 2014

Call center in Fort Kent to help health insurance provider meet demand

Maine Community Health Options, which now covers 83 percent of the enrollees in Maine's health insurance marketplace, hires Ameridial to field customers' calls.

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Published
November 24, 2014

Mainers with disabilities to gain Medicaid services in lawsuit settlement

The state has settled the class-action lawsuit filed last year on behalf of people with autism and intellectual disabilities who were waiting for services.
Published
November 23, 2014

Outspoken critic of Obamacare helped to turn LePage against state exchange

Michael F. Cannon predicted that relying on a federal exchange instead would force Congress to revisit the law.
Published
November 22, 2014

Anthem’s 13.4 percent rate hike to hit more than 11,000 Mainers

The state’s insurance superintendent approves the increase for ‘legacy’ policies that predate the Affordable Care Act, but rejects Anthem’s request for 18.32 percent.
Published
November 21, 2014

Error leads to drop in health-care enrollment

Investigators found that the original estimates for medical coverage included 400,000 people who had only dental coverage.
Published
November 21, 2014

Regulators approve ‘hard-to-abuse’ hydrocodone

WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators on Thursday approved the first hard-to-abuse version of the painkiller hydrocodone, offering an alternative to a similar medication that has been widely criticized for lacking such safeguards. The Food and Drug Administration approved Purdue Pharma’s Hysingla ER for patients with severe, round-the-clock pain that cannot be managed with other treatments. […]