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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 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.

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.

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.

by Sam Zager Special to the Press Herald February 19, 2019February 18, 2019

At risk in a high-stakes federal case are safeguards that are keeping families from financial ruin.

by Marc A. Thiessen The Washington Post February 15, 2019February 15, 2019

With her now-infamous talking points, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accidentally exposes the left’s big lie.

by The Editorial Board February 8, 2019February 7, 2019

In her first month in office, Gov. Mills shows she’s taking the epidemic seriously in a way her predecessor never did.

by TOM MURPHY Associated Press February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

Still, 80 percent of mid-size and large U.S. companies offered the virtual service last year.