New booster shots have arrived and social distancing guidelines have eased but COVID-19 infections aren’t going away anytime soon.
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A line is drawn between protesters, patients outside Planned Parenthood in Portland
If protesters cross it, a new state law makes them vulnerable to incarceration and fines.
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New COVID-19 booster shots coming to Maine
Maine is expected to receive 80,500 doses of new omicron-targeting booster shots within the next 2 weeks.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Health insurance premiums for Maine small businesses to decline slightly in 2023
The Mills administration credits a reform combining individual and small-market plans, but Republicans call the 0.8 percent decrease ‘a one-time, election-year minuscule savings.’
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
New insurer in Maine’s ACA marketplace to offer hybrid health insurance
Taro Health will offer direct primary care packaged with conventional health insurance in Cumberland County beginning in 2023, and says it could go statewide in a few years.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand substance use disorder treatment in rural areas
The $1.9 million initiative is aimed at helping behavioral health care providers expand their patient capacity.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters that target newest omicron variants
The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt yet another winter surge. They should be available in Maine starting next week.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Schools & Education
School year begins with COVID in the rearview mirror
In keeping with federal guidance, schools’ COVID-related policies are much more relaxed compared to the start of the last school year.
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Maine leaders propose reforming medical facility fees after Press Herald report
Senate President Troy Jackson said he will propose a bill this year addressing the often-hidden fees charged by many health care companies.
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Insulin cap for Medicare patients signals hope for others
By 2026, the agency will gain the power to start negotiating costs for pharmaceuticals and its beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket prescription costs will be limited to $2,000.