PORTLAND — Mercy Health System of Maine has entered into a letter of intent to sell Mercy Hospital and its other facilities to a Boston-based hospital chain under a plan in which the hospital would keep its Catholic affiliation, Mercy officials announced Monday. The nonbinding letter of intent is the first step toward reaching a […]
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Medicare barbs dominate White House race
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Showing no signs of letting up, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are doubling down on claims the other would threaten seniors’ golden years. Both campaigns sharpened their critique of the other’s Medicare policies in recent days and planned to intensify them yet again on Sunday, as the already acrimonious race […]
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ACOs offer new approach to care for Medicare users
STATE — Medicare recipients will soon have the opportunity to join an initiative that aims to reduce costs and provide better health care. Across the state, Maine’s health care providers are reorienting care delivery by creating Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The 2010 Affordable Care Act authorizes the creation of ACOs and 89 groups across the […]
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K. Breazeale: Need true health care reform
Hallelujah, and thank you for the excellent editorial Aug. 1, “Colo. shooting shows inequity in health care.” It is a shame that it takes such a tragedy to get the issue onto the editorial page. The fact that the U.S. spends more on heath care than any other nation by a huge margin, has far […]
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S. Sokol: Health care is a fundamental right
I wish to congratulate you on your excellent editorial published Aug. 1 on health care and the Affordable Care Act. You emphasized those points that developed nations across the world have recognized and implemented, though the U.S., the richest nation, has ignored them. The Constitution states that everyone has “the right to life, liberty and […]
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MaineCare cuts could lead to lawsuit, health advocates say
LEWISTON — Disagreement about what a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which upheld key provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, means for Maine could end up in federal court. Ana Hicks, a senior policy adviser with the advocacy group Maine Equal Justice Partners, said Wednesday her organization could be among those […]
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Portland teen’s Obamacare letter featured by campaign
PORTLAND — Though she’s just 17, Margo Arruda believes she knows what’s at stake in the ongoing national debate about health care. Diagnosed with diabetes at age 9 — “That’ll make you grow up fast,” she quipped — Arruda was moved to post a letter on the Obama campaign’s website shortly after the Supreme Court […]
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Governors put off health care questions, for now
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Millions of uninsured people may have to wait until after Election Day to find out if and how they can get coverage through President Barack Obama’s health care law. More than two weeks after the Supreme Court gave the green light to Obama’s signature legislative achievement, many governors from both parties […]
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From half-truths to falsehoods: Tough week for LePage
When the U.S. Supreme Court found the Affordable Care Act constitutional, we knew there’d be an explosion from Gov. Paul LePage. Like most Republicans governors, he was so sure the court would strike down the law that the scene at 10 a.m. that Thursday can only be imagined. The explosion arrived with LePage’s weekly radio […]