AUGUSTA (AP) — Two Maine organizations will receive almost $550,000 in federal grants to help residents sign up for insurance under the new federal health care law. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that Western Maine Community Action, INC. and Fishing Partnership Health Plan will receive $541,846 to run “navigator” programs. […]
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Switch to third-party vendor leaves MaineCare patients without rides
LEWISTON — A change in the way MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, provides transportation for clients without vehicles has left many stranded or missing appointments in recent weeks. On Monday, Tracy Bennett of Bethel said she’s been stood up for a ride at least 10 times in the last week. Bennett, who is being treated […]
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New therapy technique offered in Auburn
When Destiney Lemieux went to her son’s T-ball games, she felt like the open field was going to swallow her whole. The dizziness and anxiety felt horrible. It made it hard for her to focus on her little boy. Lemieux had been in traditional talk therapy for years as she tried to get a handle […]
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Anthem’s plan unique in Maine, growing popular elsewhere
Mainers on a new Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance plan won’t be able to go to Rumford or Bridgton hospitals for anything short of an emergency. They won’t be able to see most doctors employed by Central Maine Medical Center. And if they prefer Parkview Adventist Medical Center to Mid Coast Hospital in […]
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Success story: New life after shedding 100 pounds
LEWISTON — Susan Dutil, 39, feels good wearing a bathing suit, taking long walks on the beach, horseback riding and zip lining. In the past two years, Dutil, 39, has lost 100 pounds. At a height of 5 feet, 1 inch, she’s gone from 216 to 116 pounds. Losing the weight “gave me years back,” […]
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State issues health warning after smoke from Canadian fires drift into northern Maine
FORT KENT — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a limited health notice for much of northern and central Maine in response to smoke from Quebec wildfires which reached Maine late Monday. The Maine DEP has put the northern and central portions of the state under a “moderate/yellow” level for particle pollution, according to the […]
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New health insurance co-op in Lewiston readies for business
LEWISTON — In a traditional insurance company, clients buy insurance. At Maine Community Health Options, they also run the place. MCHO, based in Lewiston, is the state’s first health insurance co-op, a nonprofit governed for and by members. Think credit union — but for health insurance. “The members we have may very well be tomorrow’s […]