Maida Uhlig of Portland would see a nearly tenfold increase in her annual cost if she has to buy her medication in the US instead of getting it by mail from Canada.
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None of the suspended nurses at CMMC in Lewiston have been reinstated
Union officials said they were premature in announcing that one of the 20 nurses suspended amid a unionizing effort had been allowed back to work.
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Would ‘Medicare for All’ increase federal spending by roughly $3 trillion annually? | Fact brief
A recent analysis also estimated that the idea could reduce U.S. health spending by more than $1 trillion a year and save thousands of lives.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Woman alleges MaineHealth is violating ACA with plan to close Damariscotta birthing center
The lawsuit from a pregnant Newcastle woman seeks to stop the closure of the Lincoln Hospital maternity ward in December. The healthcare system board voted in favor of closure in August.
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Anson-Madison Water District investigates cause of excess fluoride in water
The district has stopped fluoridating the water until it determines the cause of the malfunction, its superintendent said Monday.
Posted inCommunity, Health, Maine Crime, News
A decades-old central Maine tragedy echoes today in the Clancy trial in Massachusetts
The sister of Constance Fisher, who killed her six children in the 1950s and 1960s, sees similarities in the Lindsay Clancy case.
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Central Maine woman gathered hundreds to stand in support during Lindsay Clancy trial
Renee Kimball said the crowd was standing for Clancy, her children and increased mental health support, specifically for mothers.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine is losing maternity wards quicker than most states. Mothers face long drives for care.
A Damariscotta hospital will be the 12th in Maine to close its birthing center in roughly the last decade.
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State denies 2 home care providers’ licenses, ends MaineCare funding over allegations of neglect
The Portland- and South Portland-based providers specializing in services for adults with developmental disabilities failed to protect patients from mistreatment, DHHS claims.
