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Bangor Daily News

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Northern Light Health to regionalize services and expand outpatient care

The healthcare system hopes the changes will cut costs and make it easier for patients to get appointments.

Maine · 2d

wabi.tv

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First methadone clinic opens in Hancock County

ELLSWORTH, Maine (WABI) - Hancock County has welcomed its first methadone clinic. The ribbon was cut at Everest Recovery center during their open house Wednesday. The Ellsworth clinic on Route 1A is the fourth Everest Recovery center in Maine and marks their northern-most location. With the capability of seeing up...

Hancock County, ME · 21h
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Two Maine towns are terminating their contract with Delta Ambulance

FAIRFIELD -- Fairfield and Benton are moving away from private ambulance services and will be changing to a town-operated service early next year. The non-profit Delta Ambulance has been serving communities in central Maine for over 5 decades, filling in the gaps left by municipal services. However, the towns of...

Fairfield, ME · 20h

The Money Overview

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Some Medicare Advantage members in Florida, Oregon, North Carolina and Maine may lose Sarasota Memorial, OHSU, CarolinaEast or InterMed on Jan. 1 unless they switch by Dec. 7

Medicare Advantage members who use Sarasota Memorial in Florida, OHSU in Oregon, CarolinaEast Medical Center in North Carolina or InterMed in Maine face a network change on Jan. 1, 2027, and Medicare’s fall enrollment window closes Dec. 7. The four breaks involve three different insurers, so the name of a member’s plan, not the name […] The post Some Medicare Advantage members in Florida, Oregon, North Carolina and Maine may lose Sarasota Memorial, OHSU, CarolinaEast or InterMed on Jan. 1 unless they switch by Dec. 7 appeared first on The Money Overview .

North Carolina · 4d

Bangor Daily News

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Letter: Bangor doesn’t need more parking

"A 2025 downtown parking study found an excess amount of parking available compared to need."

Bangor, ME · 4d

mainebiz.biz

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Mount Desert Island Hospital to inaugurate new main entrance

A new main entrance at Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor was designed to offer an accessible arrival space, a covered passenger drop-off area, registration just inside the entrance and a bright, welcoming waiting area. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. “This entrance represents...

Bar Harbor, ME · 3d

penbaypilot.com

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Dana Meixell, MD, joins Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport

ROCKPORT —MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Dana Meixell, MD, to its Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport practice. Dr. Meixell joins Pen Bay Hospital after completing her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. - Dr. Meixell earned her medical degree from Frank H. Netter, MD,...

Rockport, ME · 3d

WGME

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Ambulance deserts lead to long wait times for rural Mainers

CARTHAGE (WGME) – It was a Monday night in Carthage, and Steve Parker was in so much pain he couldn’t lay down. He couldn’t do a lot of things: Hold down food, sleep or ignore the sharp pains in his stomach. Parker didn’t know it yet, but...

Maine · 3d

midcoastvillager.com

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Dana Meixell, MD, Joins Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport

Rockport, Maine – MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital is pleased to welcome Dana Meixell, MD, to its Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport practice. Dr. Meixell joins Pen Bay Hospital after completing her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Dr. Meixell earned her medical degree from...

Rockport, ME · 4d

Main Street Dollars

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Maine Medicare Advantage members whose 2027 plans are discontinued can buy a Medigap policy without health questions until March 31

Maine members of Medicare Advantage plans that will not be offered in 2027 have until March 31, 2027, to buy a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) policy without being asked about their health. The state Bureau of Insurance announced the right on Oct. 29. Current coverage runs through Dec. 31, 2026, so the Medigap window stays open […]

Maine · 6d

Main Street Dollars

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Medicare Advantage members in Oregon, Maine and North Carolina lose hospitals or doctors Jan. 1, while Florida, California and Wisconsin systems may also leave

Medicare Advantage members who use Oregon Health & Science University, Maine’s InterMed practices or a North Carolina hospital face network changes at the start of 2027, and members in Florida, California and Wisconsin could be next. Some of the changes are settled and some are still being negotiated. Open enrollment ends Dec. 7, and that […]

Wisconsin · 4d

WPFO

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Ambulance deserts lead to long wait times for rural Mainers

CARTHAGE (WGME) – It was a Monday night in Carthage, and Steve Parker was in so much pain he couldn’t lay down. He couldn’t do a lot of things: Hold down food, sleep or ignore the sharp pains in his stomach. Parker didn’t know it yet, but...

Maine · 3d

Bangor Daily News

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Hancock County town expands EMS to 24/7 coverage

Gouldsboro voted on Thursday night to approve funding for the expansion.

Hancock County, ME · 6d

Bangor Daily News

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MaineHealth brings in 3rd party to reassess birthing unit closure

If the review comes up with any opposing information, it will remain in the hands of MaineHealth whether it will reconsider the closure.

Damariscotta, ME · 7d

mainepublic.org

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Open enrollment begins on Maine's health insurance marketplace

Open enrollment for Maine's health insurance marketplace kicks off Sunday and runs through Jan. 15. Health insurance premiums on CoverME.gov are increasing by an average of roughly 15%. But Kate Ende of Consumers for Affordable Health Care said most people who get coverage through the marketplace qualify for financial assistance through tax credits.

Maine · 6d

mainebeacon.com

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Midcoast mothers, family physicians fight MaineHealth’s birthing unit closure

Leah Hurwitz was talking with a woman she’d just met at a sauna in Lincoln County when the conversation turned to Hurwitz’s daughter. “Oh my god, your daughter’s Veda?” the woman asked. She had been the respiratory specialist on duty at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital the night Veda was born.

Maine · 8d

mainebeacon.com

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Where Maine’s Senate and CD2 candidates stand on rural maternity care

As rural birthing units close across Maine, the Maine Beacon asked Maine’s Senate and 2nd District candidates about their plan to protect rural maternity care. Troy Jackson and Matt Dunlap answered. Sen. Susan Collins, who voted against the 2025 Medicaid cuts but provided a pivotal vote to advance the bill, and Paul LePage, who vetoed Medicaid expansion five times as governor, did not.

Maine · 7d

WGME

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Healthcare changes in Maine

What healthcare changes did Maine Center of Economic Policy discuss?. What economic impacts do Maine's healthcare changes aim to address?. Why is Maine Center of Economic Policy focusing on healthcare reforms now?

Maine · 8d

The Financial Wire

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About 49,000 Mainers lost a Medicare Advantage plan for 2027

About 49,000 Mainers will start 2027 without the Medicare Advantage plan they have now, according to the state Bureau of Insurance, as reported by the Bangor Daily News on Oct. 22. Medicare’s open enrollment period began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7, and that is the window for picking a replacement. Martin’s Point, the... The post About 49,000 Mainers lost a Medicare Advantage plan for 2027 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Maine · 9d