health care – Page 56 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine still waiting for internet health care revolution

Poor broadband and out-of-step Medicare policies relegate the state’s use of telehealth to small niches when it should be in the mainstream.

The Portland hospital was awarded over $725,000 as part of an initiative to expand the physician workforce in rural areas.

by Paul Waldman The Washington Post July 16, 2019July 15, 2019

The leading moderate in the race for president has presented a proposal that would have been hopelessly left-wing in 2009.

The three providers of individual insurance request average hikes from 1 percent to 8 percent.

by Robert Langreth Bloomberg July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

The goal is to get patients who go to dialysis centers to get less-costly home care or to receive a transplant.

by Amanda L. Carr Special to the Press Herald July 2, 2019July 1, 2019

Relieving personal suffering shouldn’t entail the risk of prolonging it.

The Journal of Maine Medical Center will be published biannually and will focus on original, peer-reviewed research in the health sciences.

by The Editorial Board July 1, 2019June 29, 2019

Medication-assisted treatment in jails and prisons makes good sense, and it’s being backed by the courts.

by The Editorial Board June 25, 2019June 24, 2019

When enrollment finally ramps up, will there be enough providers available for substance use disorder treatment?

One new law – subject to federal approval – would let Maine act as a wholesaler to import prescription drugs from Canada.