health care – Page 63 – The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Pharmacy middlemen put up another barrier to affordable care

by Jill Sallade-Packard Special to the Press Herald March 1, 2019February 28, 2019

Benefit managers pocket co-pay assistance and drive up patient costs.

by darcie moore times record February 28, 2019February 28, 2019

Mid Coast-Parkview Health, which employs 2,000 people, is facing financial pressure on many fronts.

by George Hill Special to the Press Herald February 28, 2019February 27, 2019

A medically unjustified decision will make it harder for tens of thousands of Mainers to access critical services.

Bill would drop requirement that students bring a permission slip before possessing or using sunscreen.

by STEVE COLLINS Sun Journal February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

The steps proposed by the first-term congressman from Lewiston range from tweaks to the Affordable Care Act to a Medicare-for-all proposal.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD February 26, 2019February 25, 2019

An operation shouldn’t be 3 times as expensive if done in Bangor rather than in Boston.

by LINDSAY TICE Sun Journal February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

Daniel Bobker’s medical license has been suspended three times in 12 years for drug use.

The left is pushing the Green New Deal, while the right wants to affirm Trump’s emergency declaration.

Competition among metro-area hospitals pulls prices down, but the outsourcing of patients leads to higher costs in Maine.

Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.