The broadband network connects hospitals, community health centers and other facilities in primarily rural locations so they can share medical information.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Let Mainers sign up for health insurance on our website, insurer says
That would help people avoid the troubled federal site, the company says, as it awaits a response from the U.S.
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Maine expo offers healthy information and recognizes heroes of care
The Health and Wellness Expo on Nov. 3 also will benefit the Good Shepherd Food Bank and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Obama calls Mr. Fix-It to help health care site
Jeffrey Zients, who has a knack for taming bureaucratic backlogs, has come out of a temporary retirement and quietly dived into his new assignment.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
MaineCare rides contractor understated complaint numbers
But the company says it was not being deceptive when it reported a small fraction of the 3,662 calls in August for erratic service.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Builders of Obamacare website saw red flags
Insider interviews and a review of technical specifications finds a mind-numbingly complex system put together by harried programmers.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
MaineCare complaint log: Serious consequences for ride glitches
There’s also a discrepancy between the official log, which shows 266 complaints, and the thousands of complaint calls actually made.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine kept in dark on health care sign-up data
U.S. officials won’t provide numbers until November, leaving a state panel unsure if more public-awareness efforts are needed.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Health-care site problems ‘are being fixed,’ Obama says
The White House also appears to open the door to the possibility that people facing website problems might be exempted from the penalty for remaining uninsured after March 31.
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Interest in heath exchange remains high in Maine
The Obama administration’s top Health and Human Services official for New England briefs lawmakers and health care experts.