Health care
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PublishedJune 17, 2019
MaineHealth, Mid Coast-Parkview Health agree to merge
The two health care systems have been clinically affiliated for more than 25 years through their flagship hospitals, Maine Med in Portland and Mid Coast-Parkview in Brunswick.
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PublishedJune 14, 2019
Maine health care system responds to influx of asylum seekers
The Maine CDC has public health nurses working with newly arrived asylum seekers at the Portland Expo, and a clinic will offer primary care as needed.
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PublishedJune 13, 2019
CMMC says it has fixed problems and is in compliance with federal standards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not pull funding June 30 as threatened.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
New Maine law will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication
Gov. Janet Mills acknowledges a ‘moral dilemma’ as she signs the bill to legalize medication-assisted suicide.
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PublishedJune 11, 2019
Maine Senate passes bipartisan prescription drug reform bills
One bill would allow Maine to negotiate to purchase drugs from Canada, while others would increase drug pricing transparency.
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PublishedJune 10, 2019
Gov. Mills signs bill to expand access to abortion services
The legislation, which Maine's Democratic governor had introduced, will allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to perform abortions or prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs.
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PublishedJune 10, 2019
A cautionary tale about medical marijuana and opioid deaths
A study five years ago suggested that states that passed medical marijuana laws saw fewer overdose deaths. Now, another study finds the opposite.
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PublishedJune 10, 2019
Bills tackling health care protections go to Gov. Mills’ desk
The bills include a measure to require insurance companies to cover telehealth services.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Maine rules to limit insurers’ control over prescriptions go to governor’s desk
The Senate approves a bill that would limit 'fail-first' practices, which advocates say force patients to try less effective medications.
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PublishedJune 4, 2019
Maine Med patient proves after surgery that necessity is the mother of invention
Mechanical engineer Bob Hussey used zip ties and the cover of a telephone jack to improve an ostomy bag he was using after having his colon removed. His device now has a patent pending and is being refined as part of the hospital's innovation program.
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