-
PublishedApril 27, 2021
Make Medicare available to those 60 and older, Jared Golden urges president
Lewiston Democrat among leaders in U.S. House urging President Joe Biden to endorse lowering the health care program's eligibility age and bolster its coverage.
-
PublishedAugust 13, 2020
Douglas Rooks: Canada’s Medicare must become our Medicare
“Medicare for All” is the best slogan ever coined for creating a national health care system in America.
-
PublishedMarch 23, 2020
Feds: Scam artists spread virus lies, prey on Medicare recipients
Federal law enforcement is warning that scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients.
-
PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Commentary: More policymakers should support Maine’s leaders in addressing bone health
Stepped-up screening and treatment will ease the toll of osteoporosis, both personally and economically.
-
PublishedAugust 11, 2019
Our View: Deficit would be zero if not for tax cuts
Maine Sen. Angus King rightly punctures the persistent claim that tax cuts pay for themselves.
-
PublishedAugust 2, 2019
Our View: Mainers could benefit from more telehealth
In an aging, rural state, telemedicine could fill in health care gaps.
-
PublishedMay 30, 2019
Our View: Crisis coming on elder care finance
The current generation of retirees can't get by on their retirement benefits, and the generations behind them are in worse shape.
-
PublishedMay 26, 2019
Many Mainers enter golden years financially insecure
With limited incomes and little or no savings, seniors increasingly depend on government programs and worry who will care for them as they age.
Medicare
advertisement