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PublishedJuly 19, 2018
Bridgton Hospital medical staff votes no confidence in CEO of parent company
The 20-0 vote by doctors, nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants reflects growing concern about pending cuts by Central Maine Healthcare, which is struggling with deficits.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2018
Lawmakers await details on LePage’s plan for hospital tax to fund Medicaid expansion
Maine’s high court is poised to hear arguments Wednesday on the governor’s refusal to implement the voter-approved expansion.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2018
Arizona embryo law could alter abortion debate
Under a first-in-the-nation law that went into effect July 1, custody of disputed frozen embryos must be given to the party who intends to help them “develop to birth.”
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PublishedJuly 16, 2018
Urgent care clinics are prescribing too many unnecessary antibiotics, study says
Urgent care centers and retail health clinics – which are embedded in grocery stores, big-box stores and pharmacy chains – together serve millions of patients across the U.S. each year.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2018
Serenity House closing substance use treatment center after 5 decades in Portland
York County Shelter Programs says it can’t afford to keep the 16-bed home running any longer, shutting down in the midst of an opioid crisis.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Public gets a chance to weigh in on insurers’ ACA rate requests for 2019
Two meetings, in Bangor and Portland, will allow residents to ask questions and comment on proposed increases of up to 13.8%.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2018
Trump administration makes another move to undermine Obamacare
It’s ending payments that help certain health insurers avoid losses, which is expected to raise premiums for individuals and small businesses and cost taxpayers.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2018
Pharmacy middlemen steer some patients to riskier drugs
Critics say the role of medical benefit managers prioritizes profit over safety – and the stakes are particularly high for users of opioid painkillers.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2018
Lifestyle of mother outweighs other factors in children’s obesity
The findings support the idea that programs need to look beyond the kids themselves.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
HPV test tops Pap smear at detecting precancerous cervical changes, study says
Some experts now expect a push to use only the HPV test for the condition that kills 4,200 annually, but others say dual testing is still best.
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