A collection of stories about Maine’s healthcare system: from hospitals and aging care facilities to shortages of nurses and system policies.
Nursing homes grapple with uncertainty over new MaineCare reimbursement rates
The state is planning to implement an updated payment system on Jan. 1. Facilities still don’t have estimates of what their rates will be.
At Maine EMS, a debate over funding and process
Some think all the money should go directly to EMS agencies, while others emphasize the need to support training centers.
New regulations prompt some concerns among personal care agencies
While agencies told The Monitor they generally agree with the need for licensing, some worried certain requirements would be difficult to meet and could push costs up.
Cancer patients continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment
Two of the state’s most rural counties are without a single oncology practice.
A Maine nursing home owner has been in the business for nearly 50 years. He wants out.
At least 26 nursing homes in the state have closed in the last decade. A rate reform process is underway that will update payment models and is intended to improve quality of care.
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