When people hear the word “philanthropist,” they often imagine someone famous or incredibly wealthy. That’s what we often see in the news — someone with a foundation giving away millions or unveiling a building with their name on it. Those folks make big impact and can bring transformational change to a community. But here’s the […]
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Maine charity care expansion couldn’t come at a worse time, hospitals say
A new law expanding who is eligible for free care is expected to help low-income Mainers, but also strain hospitals already grappling with the impact Medicaid cuts will have on their finances.
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Rep. Arford’s bill to make birth control more accessible to Mainers becomes law
A measure from Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, to help more Mainers access birth control by requiring state-regulated health insurance plans to cover the cost of over-the-counter oral contraceptives is now law. Gov. Janet Mills signed the measure on July 1. “This new law continues Maine’s proud history of supporting access to comprehensive contraception to prevent […]
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MaineCare and Maine families need protecting | Opinion
My mother and I are counting on Sen. Collins to step up and reject all cuts to health care being weighed in D.C.
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Federal abandonment of HIV programs will hurt Maine | Opinion
The ‘Silence=Death’ poster from the early years of the AIDS crisis holds true today with the possibility of federal cuts to critical services.
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Fund honors former U.S. Navy critical care nurse
Phippsburg CARES establishes the Heidi’s Hope Fund to honor her generous spirit and help cover food, heat, medicine or other unexpected expenses for those in need.
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Maine is one of 4 states found to be sharing personal health data
Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google and LinkedIn.
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Cyber incidents at Lewiston hospitals caused ambulances to be diverted
Some fire chiefs and ambulance services said they had no idea the cyber incidents were behind the diversions.
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Lewiston-area patients left waiting for care after hospital cyber incidents
Two health care systems were breached in subsequent weeks, leaving many patients scrambling. What — and who — caused them remains unknown.
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Why cyber attacks are increasingly targeting hospitals
The incidents that caused outages at two Lewiston-based hospital systems come at a time when cyber attacks on health care organizations are skyrocketing.