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PublishedFebruary 11, 2024
Loophole leaves Maine patients vulnerable to hefty ambulance fees
Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state's largest insurance carrier still couldn't avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
Ron Morin’s lifesaving legacy
It's impossible to know how many lives have been saved and will be saved thanks to the Wilton man known as the grandfather of Maine EMS.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2024
Critical test underway as doctors become first responders in new Kennebec County program
A first-of-its-kind pilot program in the region brings physicians to the scenes of crashes and crises, upping the level of care that can be provided and diverting patients from crowded emergency rooms.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Med-Care Ambulance offers a crash course in EMS
Citizens attended a course to learn about CPR, first aid and the kinds of care paramedics provide in emergency situations.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2023
Panel recommends increases in funding, benefits to boost EMS in Maine
A report from the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services calls for more than $70 million in state funding per year.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Maine’s emergency medical services at ‘breaking point,’ commission says in final report
The most pressing concern the state’s 272 service providers are facing is inadequate funding, driven largely by 'antiquated and woefully inadequate' Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements coupled with the high — and increasing — cost of providing services.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
Multi-vehicle, other crashes in New Sharon on Friday due to freezing rain
Several people from the accident were transported to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Commission recommends annual infusion of $76 million to help Maine’s beleaguered emergency medical services
A 17-member commission recommended that $25 million immediately go to agencies in danger of failing or leaving the communities they serve.
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