Rockland Public Library will host a discussion with Jennifer Lunden, author of the 2025 Read ME nonfiction selection “American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life,” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. Lunden will explore the history of medicine and the effects of the industrial […]
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Northern Light Health announces it will cut 3% of its workforce
The second-largest health care system in Maine has suffered from financial difficulties during the past few years.
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‘Law & Order’ producer donates $10M to Bar Harbor hospital
Mount Desert Island Hospital announced the donation from Dick Wolf on Wednesday, the largest individual gift in its history.
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Northern Light reaches deal to lower health care costs for some Mainers, while talks with Anthem stall
People insured by Community Health Options, a Maine-based nonprofit, will see lower fees and better access to services, officials said.
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What I learned as a summer fellow at Oasis Free Clinics
This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a fellow at Oasis Free Clinics in Brunswick, a no-cost health-care clinic supporting communities in need in Midcoast Maine. Oasis offers free medical, dental and vision care to members of our community who have nowhere else to turn, filling a critical gap in the community’s safety […]
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Leroy J. Bailey, veteran gravely wounded in Vietnam, laid to rest back home in Maine
The Rockland native lost his face to a mortar blast and underwent hundreds of reconstructive surgeries throughout his life, but remained kind, generous and faithful.
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Northern Light Health says it is ending stalled contract talks with Anthem
The impasse further increases the possibility that Maine’s second-largest health care network may no longer be in-network for thousands of patients statewide.
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Maine families say 20% hike in health insurance rates would be a ‘catastrophe’
Dozens of people at a public forum Friday explained how proposed health insurance rate hikes could put their families at risk.
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Does Maine law prohibit medical billing over 6 months after the service date? | Fact brief
Legislation passed by the Maine Legislature in 2020 focuses on preventing ‘surprise’ medical bills.
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Maine hospitals wait years to be reimbursed for serving low-income residents
Hospitals are already under financial strain. Federal and state policies affecting Maine’s Medicaid program will only add pressure.