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Owner of Maine assisted living homes faces nearly $1 M in liens and lawsuits over debts
14+ hour, 7+ min ago (837+ words) A company that owns numerous assisted living homes in eastern Maine is involved in multiple liens and debt- or contract-related court cases here and in Texas, where it is based. Magnolia Assisted Living and other LLCs associated with it own'at…...
Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (382+ words) Bangor Daily News In the report released Friday, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services suggested the 13% drop in enrollment from 22. 1 million people in 2025 to 19. 2 million this year could be attributed to a federal crackdown on fraudulent or "phantom" enrollment....
Letter: Healthcare acquisition must include reasonable prices
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (184+ words) One of my biggest goals is to keep healthcare costs down. A recent development I'm watching is Prime Healthcare Foundation's acquisition'of Central Maine Healthcare, which serves roughly 400, 000 patients'across the state. In recent years, Central Maine has faced serious financial strain,…...
States, insurers await needed details to implement new US Medicaid work rules
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (794+ words) NEW YORK " The Trump administration's new law that Americans must work or volunteer to qualify for Medicaid healthcare benefits, set to take effect next year, has left states waiting for details on how to comply and with limited funding promised,…...
Inter Med drops Martin's Point Medicare Advantage plans starting in 2027
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (88+ words) There are changes coming to health care in Maine. Inter Med said, starting next year, it will no longer accept Martin's Point Medicare Advantage insurance. The decision will affect thousands of patients, primarily in Greater Portland. Inter Med's president claims…...
High health insurance costs are driving Mainers to unregulated alternatives
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1047+ words) Last fall, Rose Swan and her husband saw rising health care premiums on the horizon and decided it was time for a change. The Union couple paid hundreds of dollars in monthly premiums and spent hundreds more out of pocket…...
Opinion: Reining in rising hospital prices is essential to controlling health care costs
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (329+ words) James Myall is the senior economic policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy. Two decades ago, health economists summed up the problem with the American health care system succinctly: "It's the prices, stupid." Comparing the United States to other…...
Opinion: All Mainers need relief from rising cost of health care
3+ mon, 21+ hour ago (179+ words) Ann Woloson is executive director of Consumers for Affordable Health Care'and recent recipient of a Families USA Health Advocate of the Year'award. When the pain is felt this keenly in so many sectors, you know it's time for policy makers…...
12 Northern Maine General staff to lose their jobs as programs shut down
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (629+ words) CARIBOU, Maine " "Cost-cutting measures and staff recruitment efforts have not been enough to save Northern Maine General's outpatient and case management programs, slated to close by the end of March, according to CEO Michelle Raymond. The Aroostook County social services…...
Maine Care ride provider exits bankruptcy in 'incredibly strong' shape, officials say
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (580+ words) The company that provides transportation to Maine Care clients is assuring state lawmakers that it emerged from bankruptcy in a strong financial position weeks after some legislators called on the state to drop its contract with Modivcare. Colorado-based Modivcare is…...