A bill that will likely include substantial cuts to the program has passed the U.S. House and will be considered by the Senate this year.
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Maine’s first incentivized stimulant treatment program shows promise
The program — the first in the state to offer treatment for stimulant use with financial rewards — shows promising data just over half a year into operations.
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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.
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Maine hospitals sound alarm about proposed cuts in Gov. Mills’ budget
The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital operators.
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MaineHealth to close birthing center in Belfast
Waldo Hospital will be the 8th Maine hospital to close its maternity ward since 2015.
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MaineHealth to participate in major chronic Lyme study
The research arm of Maine’s largest health care network will be partnering with Tufts University.
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MaineHealth hires doctor for executive position
Dr. Adrian Moran will be MaineHealth’s chief medical and transformation officer.
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Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
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Northern Light Health cuts costs as Maine hospitals face workforce, financial pressures
The state’s second-largest health care system operated at a deficit the past two years and expects to do so again in 2024.
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Maine continues to see high hepatitis C infections despite overall declining rate
The rate of new acute cases, though highest in the nation, has decreased every year since peaking in 2020.