health care
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PublishedOctober 2, 2021
Sen. Mattie Daughtry: Reproductive freedom is a human right
Maine will not move backward when it comes to a person’s right to access abortion and control their own body.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Maine Voices: We must hold hospitals, government accountable on health care costs
We’ve won the right to know prices – now we need robust enforcement, meaningful penalties and full disclosure.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Mercy moves more facilities to Fore River site, including surgery center
The hospital is on track to move all of its functions to the new site by the end of the year.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
MaineGeneral Health working on contingency plan for staffing as deadline approaches for Mills’ vaccination mandate
As of Tuesday, about 81% of the hospital's employees met the COVID-19 vaccination mandate Gov. Janet Mills has set for health care workers.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Rep. Jess Fay: We must support full continuum of care for older Mainers
Until we grasp how older Mainers contribute to our economy and communities, it will be a challenge to make spending on their care a priority.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Maine Voices: Effort to bolster health care can be ‘engine of opportunity’ for our state
Developing innovative ways to attract, train and reward dedicated caregivers is just as critical as filling new office towers and labs.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2021
Few Maine hospitals comply with federal price disclosure law
Most hospitals have yet to publish information that shows charges negotiated with insurance companies or what an uninsured patient would pay for a service.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Most Maine health plans no longer waive patient costs for COVID-19 treatment
Only one major insurer, Community Health Options, is bucking the national trend and waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 patients through the end of the year.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
Patient says some MaineGeneral staff threatened to not treat her for asking if they were vaccinated
MaineGeneral spokesperson Joy McKenna said nothing prohibits patients from asking about staff members' vaccination status and the hospital would not refuse treatment for such queries.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2021
Maine Voices: Well-meaning ‘yellow flag’ law puts ER doctors in a role they’re not trained for
Assessing who is safe to own or carry weapons should be done with care – not under the time constraints typical of Maine’s emergency departments.
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