Amid all the speculation, analysts agree the health insurance industry is ripe for consolidation.
2015
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Cigarette smoking kills 345,962 Americans each year
Researchers say their findings show further controls are needed to bring down mortality rates.
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Posted inNation & World
Remains of 32 Spaniards killed in Alps crash go home
They were among 150 passengers who died when a co-pilot slammed a jet into the French Alps on March 24.
Posted inBusiness
Longtime champion of Maine nonprofits set to move on
Scott Schnapp, executive director of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, plans to step down next summer.
Posted inSports
Maine Milestones
Gillian Cargill-Valiquette used a 3-wood to ace the second hole at Biddeford-Saco Country Club on May 15. The shot was witnessed by Michelle Currie, Vicki Breault and Andre Valiquette. Marc Lasky of Poland carded a hole-in-one on the fifth hole of the Purpoodock Club on June 9. Lasky used a 5-hybrid for the 173-yard shot, […]
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Tom Caron: Pick a Stephen King title for the ’15 Sox: ‘Misery’ or ‘Revival’?
Despite the highest payroll in team history, optimism for 2015 is fading rapidly.
Posted inBusiness
Concern for Greece causes market dip
Indexes drop as Greece negotiates to avoid a loan default that could trigger its exit from the euro.
Posted inNation & World
Want to lose weight? Take an assignment
Researchers find dieters have less success when they are allowed to choose their weight-loss plan.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Spring sports, Varsity Maine
Yarmouth softball making all the right plays to reach regional finals
The Clippers will play Fryeburg Academy for the Western B title.
Posted inBusiness
Gap to close 175 namesake stores
The company also plans to cut 250 jobs at its San Francisco headquarters.