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PublishedJune 12, 2019
New Maine law will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication
Gov. Janet Mills acknowledges a ‘moral dilemma’ as she signs the bill to legalize medication-assisted suicide.
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PublishedJune 11, 2019
Maine Senate passes bipartisan prescription drug reform bills
One bill would allow Maine to negotiate to purchase drugs from Canada, while others would increase drug pricing transparency.
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PublishedJune 10, 2019
Gov. Mills signs bill to expand access to abortion services
The legislation, which Maine's Democratic governor had introduced, will allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to perform abortions or prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs.
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PublishedJune 10, 2019
Bills tackling health care protections go to Gov. Mills’ desk
The bills include a measure to require insurance companies to cover telehealth services.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Maine rules to limit insurers’ control over prescriptions go to governor’s desk
The Senate approves a bill that would limit 'fail-first' practices, which advocates say force patients to try less effective medications.
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PublishedJune 4, 2019
Maine Med patient proves after surgery that necessity is the mother of invention
Mechanical engineer Bob Hussey used zip ties and the cover of a telephone jack to improve an ostomy bag he was using after having his colon removed. His device now has a patent pending and is being refined as part of the hospital's innovation program.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Credit rating agency warns about bond pool involving Central Maine Healthcare
Fitch Ratings said the group of borrowers is small enough that the credit quality of one member is a potential problem.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
CMMC outlines its plan of correction
The hospital has until June 30 to fix its issues to the satisfaction of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Assisted suicide bill moves closer to passage with 1-vote margin in Maine House
With the bill poised for Senate approval, Gov. Mills could have the final say on whether Maine joins 7 other states that allow a terminally ill patient to request a lethal dose of medication.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Maine becomes latest state to sue pharmaceutical company over opioid crisis
Attorney General Aaron Frey files a lawsuit that accuses Purdue Pharma of deceptive business practices in marketing the drugs to the state's health care providers.
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