Competition among metro-area hospitals pulls prices down, but the outsourcing of patients leads to higher costs in Maine.
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Across Maine, prices for the same medical procedures are often staggeringly different
Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.
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Maine could be among first in U.S. to ban plastic bags statewide
With 20 communities already restricting them, and more on the way, the state may take California’s environmental cue.
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Maine high schools struggle to grow ranks of referees
Many who officiate at the high school level will retire soon, but rigid schedules and fan hostility can deter younger refs.
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Feature obituary: Joseph Penna, 90, machinist, labor leader and Italian tenor
He and his wife, Irene, raised three children and lived in Portland’s Payson Park neighborhood beginning in 1956.
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Discrimination lawsuit against Portland waterfront restaurant settled
A woman who sued Boone’s Fish House in 2017, alleging she and her party were discriminated against during a 2015 birthday dinner, has settled for undisclosed terms.
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Uber subsidiary submits lone response to Portland’s call for a bike-share system
Jump wants to put as many as 500 shared electric bicycles on city streets this year.
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Portland’s soaring passenger count, triple the national average, prompts airport improvements
More than 2 million passengers went through the Portland International Jetport last year, 15% more than in 2017.
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Government shutdown cited as factor in decline of Maine home sales
Home sales fell by 13 percent in January, while the median sale price remained the same compared with a year earlier.
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Old Port bar ordered to keep volume low this summer
The Thirsty Pig is allowed to have live outdoor music, but the City Council says amplifiers are not allowed.