Michelle Dehetre tells U.S. Sen. Susan Collins she can’t afford the diabetes drugs she ought to have.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mills administration aims to bring Maine CDC back to full strength
DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew says the LePage administration let 111 jobs in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – about 25 percent of its workforce – remain vacant.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Low-income Mainers may get something to smile about
Lawmakers consider adding comprehensive adult dental coverage to MaineCare.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Less than 4 years after its own merger, Brunswick health care group considers joining MaineHealth
Mid Coast-Parkview Health, which employs 2,000 people, is facing financial pressure on many fronts.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
To fight cancer, Maine may allow students to use sunscreen in school
Bill would drop requirement that students bring a permission slip before possessing or using sunscreen.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation / World
Jared Golden provides ‘road map’ to his health care agenda
Democratic lawmaker calls for Medicare For All but offers ideas that may prove easier to pass.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation / World, News
Across Maine, prices for the same medical procedures are often staggeringly different
Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation / World, News
Maine companies send workers to Boston for health care at ‘fraction of the cost’
Competition among metro-area hospitals pulls prices down, but the outsourcing of patients leads to higher costs in Maine.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Medical pioneers in Auburn and Lewiston were a mixed bag
In an era of quackery and fraud, early doctors sought to provide health care.
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Face Time: Darlene Akers — A ‘voice for the plants one circle at a time’
Andover herbalist Darlene Akers teaches about the use of plants for teas, medicines and household cleansers, as well as to heal the mind and soul.