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Feds should let Maine use grant to help rural hospitals, Sen. Collins says

The Trump administration has limited avenues for Maine to directly pay rural hospitals with grant funding intended to keep them afloat.

There will be no disruption in Medicaid services, hospital officials said.

Sweetser is adding the facility to its campus but still needs $2.5 million to get the project over the finish line.

The proposed bill would cap hospital prices at 200% of Medicare rates.

Advocates say the measure would improve health care affordability. Hospital executives say it could lead to closures and service losses.

The proposed bill would require hospitals to give 120 days notice.

Sarah Konchalski, of Wayne, donated a kidney on behalf of Gorham resident Matt Doyen, putting him higher on the registry’s transplant list.

The Maine Hospital Association and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration this month.

Upcoming Medicaid cuts from the Republican budget bill passed over the summer threaten the financial health of rural hospitals.

The merger, if approved, would take about a year to complete.