Alex, a child in Falmouth with a rare genetic condition, and his family will meet with Capitol lawmakers to share their story.
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Maine should not cut hospital-based physician funding | Opinion
The state’s health system can’t afford it. Let’s not sacrifice stability for budget optics.
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How 340B is failing the patients it was meant to help | Opinion
The drug pricing program can be a prescription for profit when hospitals consolidate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
We must not be taken in by claims of Medicaid fraud | Opinion
Vast cuts to health care made on this spurious basis will harm Mainers and all Americans.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Maine community paramedicine in doubt after federal cuts
The programs, in which EMS workers make home visits to patients, have helped curb expensive hospital visits, providers say.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine kids face long wait for specialized care after clinic closes in Augusta
Advocates are rallying to restore diagnostic services after the closure of MaineGeneral Health’s Edmund Ervin Pediatric Center.
Posted inLocal & State
North Yarmouth rep honored for pediatric health work
The Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics named Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, 2024 Legislator of the Year. In addition to her policy work, Graham worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner for over 35 years.
Posted inLocal & State
Providers fear Medicaid cuts could worsen Maine’s health care access crisis
Tens of thousands of residents in the state could lose health insurance under the budget proposal before Congress.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce
The number of workers in health care in Maine identifying as non-White is up 143% in the past decade.
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Ervin Center closure a terrible loss for Maine’s children | Opinion
The Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center has helped tens of thousands of young Mainers with complex neurodevelopmental problems.