New York-based SVCMC agreed to pay $29 million in the first settlement in the case, in which it, Martin’s Point and 4 other health care providers are accused of keeping $300 million in overpayments.
health care
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Hospitals warn of financial challenges without emergency MaineCare funding
Health care providers already facing fiscal strain say that delays to MaineCare payments would exacerbate the situation and could have impacts on patient care.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine nonprofit’s work in Haiti hampered by USAID shutdown
Konbit Sante used the $220,000 a year USAID grant to help fund maternal and newborn care in a poor neighborhood in Haiti’s second-largest city.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Bill would allow Maine pharmacies to set up drug dispensing sites in rural areas
The proposal is aimed at improving access to prescription medications amid a decline in the number of pharmacies and other health services in rural Maine.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Maine health groups push for law to protect access to discount drug program
Supporters say the bill is intended to help community health clinics access discounted drugs, but the pharmaceutical industry accuses hospitals of exploiting the program to increase profits.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine Medical Center announces new COO
Matthew Wolden most recently served as the interim chief operating officer at University of California Health system hospitals in San Francisco.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Following outcry, Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios
The Department of Health and Human Services released a new proposal with less aggressive increases than were initially proposed, and will give residential care facilities 2 years to phase in the changes.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Speaker of Maine House unveils bill to ease health care workforce shortage
Under the legislation, employers could pay front-line direct care workers up to 140% of the state minimum wage, or $20.51 an hour.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Maine woman drops transgender health care case against US military
The daughter of a veteran agrees to drop her lawsuit against the Department of Defense and its health care provider in which she said they declined her coverage for gender-affirming surgeries.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Maine DHHS awarded nearly $17M for maternal health care
The funds are part of the Transforming Maternal Health Model, a new 10-year federal program designed to improve care for low-income patients.