Steven Darnell Jr., 35, charged that Dr. Jan Kippax failed to properly treat an infection after oral surgery.
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About 70,000 low-income Mainers await crucial state vote on expanding Medicaid
Residents without insurance who earn between zero and 138% of the federal poverty level, about $28,000 for a family of three, would benefit from the proposal on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Many states jump to block Trump’s halt of ACA insurer payments
The enrollment period for the insurance marketplace starts Nov. 1, and the administration’s move sends the industry and state attorneys scrambling.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Descendants of woman misused by doctors speak at USM on medical ethics
Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells were taken without her consent and led to many medical advances. A grandson says, ‘There was an injustice done in 1951.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Trump’s move to stop payments to ACA insurance providers will push premiums higher in Maine
The average premium increase for Affordable Care Act ‘silver’ plans in 2018 will be nearly 50 percent, the state Bureau of Insurance says.
Posted inHealth, New England, News
New Hampshire doctor, 85, may lose practice because she doesn’t use computer
Anna Konopka of New London doesn’t participate in a state-regulated prescription drug monitoring program.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Trump’s executive order could alter Maine insurance market
Some insurers and health care advocates fear the president’s plan could lead to rising premiums in Affordable Care Act plans if young people seek out cheaper options, but the impact is hard to predict.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Additional health insurer to sell Maine plans in 2018
UnitedHealthcare of New England will offer large and small group coverage to employers but won’t join the ACA individual marketplace.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Trump to end federal subsidies that help low-income consumers buy health insurance
Halting the cost-sharing reduction payments could disrupt the Obamacare marketplaces, and so could an executive order he issued to expand access to skimpier coverage at lower prices.
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Portland psychiatrist with history of penalties is suspended over prescription practices
Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros is prohibited from practicing medicine for 30 days and may face additional sanctions in a state medical board proceeding.