health care
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Hospitals warn of financial challenges without emergency MaineCare funding
Health care providers already facing fiscal strain say that delays to MaineCare payments would exacerbate the situation and could have impacts on patient care.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2025
Maine nonprofit’s work in Haiti hampered by USAID shutdown
Konbit Sante used the $220,000 a year USAID grant to help fund maternal and newborn care in a poor neighborhood in Haiti's second-largest city.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2025
Bill would allow Maine pharmacies to set up drug dispensing sites in rural areas
The proposal is aimed at improving access to prescription medications amid a decline in the number of pharmacies and other health services in rural Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Maine health groups push for law to protect access to discount drug program
Supporters say the bill is intended to help community health clinics access discounted drugs, but the pharmaceutical industry accuses hospitals of exploiting the program to increase profits.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2025
Maine Medical Center announces new COO
Matthew Wolden most recently served as the interim chief operating officer at University of California Health system hospitals in San Francisco.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
Following outcry, Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios
The Department of Health and Human Services released a new proposal with less aggressive increases than were initially proposed, and will give residential care facilities 2 years to phase in the changes.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2025
Speaker of Maine House unveils bill to ease health care workforce shortage
Under the legislation, employers could pay front-line direct care workers up to 140% of the state minimum wage, or $20.51 an hour.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2025
Maine woman drops transgender health care case against US military
The daughter of a veteran agrees to drop her lawsuit against the Department of Defense and its health care provider in which she said they declined her coverage for gender-affirming surgeries.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Maine DHHS awarded nearly $17M for maternal health care
The funds are part of the Transforming Maternal Health Model, a new 10-year federal program designed to improve care for low-income patients.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2025
MaineCare transport providers receive contract extensions amid court battle
A lawsuit over the award process alleges inconsistencies created a 'fundamental unfairness.'
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