A new $150 million database failed to bill patients for some services, which has helped lead to a hiring freeze and cuts.
Jessica Hall
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Maine Family Businesses Awards presented to six firms
The winning companies come from all over the state. In Maine, about 80 percent of businesses are family owned.
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Why do hospital costs vary so widely?
A major joint replacement, for example, costs $55,425 at Aroostook Medical Center, but only $5,000 at Northern Maine Medical Center.
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Democrats split on bill to erase debt to hospitals
Leaders differ on whether to tie the measure to expansion of Maine’s Medicaid program.
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CEI may relocate to Brunswick
The community-development finance institution would move onto the property that currently houses the Brunswick town office and police station.
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As Maine Medical Center makes cuts, other hospitals echo concerns
Hospitals across Maine are struggling with a downturn in elective procedures, bad debts and automatic federal spending cuts that reduced Medicare reimbursements.
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Maine Medical Center announces hiring freeze
The hospital also freezes some travel, cuts its catering costs and reduces overtime to offset a $13.4 million operating loss through the first six months of its fiscal year.
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After tragedy, L.L. Bean to take closer look at overseas factories
With more than 500 dead in Bangladesh, the Freeport firm and other retailers re-examine their international suppliers.
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Lewiston marketing company to hire 150
Argo Marketing, which operates customer-service call centers, will add 150 full-time jobs over the next 12 months.
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Leadership in transition at South Portland’s WEX Inc.
The credit card processor says CEO Michael Dubyak will move up to make to make way for Melissa Smith.