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Another View: Data reveals Medicare’s real doctor payment problem

by Los Angeles Times April 14, 2014

When quantity of procedures gets rewarded instead of quality of care, treatment suffers and costs soar.

Gov. LePage is moving in the right direction, but not nearly far enough.

A one-size-fits-all strategy isn’t sufficient to reach the different groups who’ve stayed offline.

The need for treatment doesn’t end when a child enters school, and coverage shouldn’t either.

The governor may think that no bill is better than a compromise, but that’s no way to govern.

by The Washington Post April 11, 2014

To allow much-needed relief to get through, the country’s president and his nemesis, a rebel leader, must stand down and stop attacks on aid workers.

By helping Mainers with college experience but no degree, a new aid program will help Maine, too.

by Bloomberg News April 10, 2014

Blocking use of the incentives when generic medications are available is one way to rein in runaway health care costs.

Maine should join others in pushing for action to avoid exacerbating the already dire problem with opiates.

by Ron McAllister April 9, 2014

Many factors beside restrictive carry laws could have contributed to the crime rate.