The programs, in which EMS workers make home visits to patients, have helped curb expensive hospital visits, providers say.
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Maine kids face long wait for specialized care after clinic closes in Augusta
Advocates are rallying to restore diagnostic services after the closure of MaineGeneral Health’s Edmund Ervin Pediatric Center.
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Providers fear Medicaid cuts could worsen Maine’s health care access crisis
Tens of thousands of residents in the state could lose health insurance under the budget proposal before Congress.
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As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce
The number of workers in health care in Maine identifying as non-White is up 143% in the past decade.
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Ervin Center closure a terrible loss for Maine’s children | Opinion
The Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center has helped tens of thousands of young Mainers with complex neurodevelopmental problems.
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MaineGeneral Health cutting mental health, disabilities services for children
Advocates say key diagnostic services for children will be harder to obtain, placing the blame for the cuts on the Mills administration.
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Birthing unit closures a terrible omen for Maine hospitals | Douglas Rooks
This is what can happen when profit comes before people.
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Maine’s hospitals are in dire financial shape, report says
The state’s major hospitals rank near the bottom among 50 states in 3 metrics — operating margin, debt burden and age of facilities — according to an analysis done for the Maine Hospital Association.
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Health care groups push to roll back miscarriage reporting requirements
A MaineHealth official said the current data is ‘underreported and inaccurate.’
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Halle Berry testifies before Maine Legislature to support menopause education
‘I’m in menopause, and I had no idea,’ the actress told the Health and Human Services Committee. ‘None of my doctors ever talked to me about it.’