A collection of stories about Maine’s healthcare system: from hospitals and aging care facilities to shortages of nurses and system policies.
UMaine System switching to Anthem health insurance despite lingering contract dispute with Northern Light
About 15 percent of employees rely on Northern Light Health for at least one medical service.
Some Maine doctors are treating kids’ dental decay themselves as the ranks of dentists fall
More pediatricians have begun using a topical solution made of silver and fluoride to treat their patients’ cavities.
See where all of Maine’s delivery wards and nursing homes have closed in the last decade
Two in five birthing units have closed, and one in four nursing homes have closed since 2015, forcing people to travel greater distances for care.
‘Gasoline on the fire’: Maine hospitals concerned about charity care expansion and Medicaid cuts
A new law expands who is eligible for charity care in Maine while federal Medicaid cuts are expected to push tens of thousands off public insurance.
A 1950s medical model grows in Maine
With expected steep cuts to Medicaid, there’s a growing movement in Maine of primary care providers skipping insurance altogether.
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