Health care
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Maine still waiting for internet health care revolution
Poor broadband and out-of-step Medicare policies relegate the state's use of telehealth to small niches when it should be in the mainstream.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2019
Maine insurers lower rate requests for Affordable Care Act coverage
They initially sought modest increases for individual coverage next year, but now 2 of the 3 are requesting decreased rates.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Sen. Collins among those proposing a way to reduce insulin prices
The bipartisan plan aims to incentivize lower list prices.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Judge ends state senator’s lawsuit calling for more public health nurses
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills is ‘substantially complying’ with a 2017 law championed by Sen. Brownie Carson, the judge rules.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
Scallop catch is up, and consumers are shelling out
Federal data says the harvest topped 58.2 million pounds last year, the highest total since 2011 and the fifth-highest in history.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2019
Lawyers zero in on drug companies amid opioid epidemic
Maine and most other states have sued opioid manufacturers, and rulings on some of the first cases could come by the end of August.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Stifling heat wave to hit much of the nation by this weekend
Washington, Philadelphia and New York are likely to see at least three days with temperatures between 95 to 100 degrees, and Maine will see highs in the 90s.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Maine Family Planning will forgo federal funds over Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’
The nonprofit receives nearly $2 million from the family planning program each year, and that money represents roughly 25% of its revenue.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
Governor’s opioid summit brims with ideas for solutions to crisis
The summit convened by Gov. Janet Mills attracts about 1,000 people and highlights ideas for addressing the epidemic of opioid use disorder.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2019
Maine health officials looking for links in 6 cases of Legionnaire’s disease
The CDC is trying to determine whether there are any connections between the cases in the Bangor area, including one in which the patient died.
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