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1 week ago | 
pressherald.com | Rose Lundy
Maine Veterans’ Homes, a nonprofit health care provider offering residential care for veterans and their spouses, could be insolvent in two years unless lawmakers approve more than $4 million in funding, said CEO Brad Klawitter at a hearing on April 1. Rep. Laura Supica, who sponsored the bill, L.D. 182, said the requested state funding of about $4.26 million would draw a federal match of $6.97 million, for a total of about $11.2 million.
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2 weeks ago | 
themainemonitor.org | Rose Lundy
Editor’s Note: The following story first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free health care newsletter, Health Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every other Thursday. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine health care news. Maine Veterans’ Homes, a nonprofit health care provider offering residential care for veterans and their spouses, could be insolvent in two years unless lawmakers approve more than $4 million in funding, said CEO Brad Klawitter at a hearing on April 1. Rep.
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3 weeks ago | 
sunjournal.com | Rose Lundy
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3 weeks ago | 
pressherald.com | Rose Lundy
Maine lawmakers on the health committee are considering a bill that would eliminate a new requirement for health care professionals to report miscarriages before 20 weeks to the state Department of Health and Human Services. During a public hearing Monday, lawmakers heard testimony that the requirement is invasive for patients, burdensome for providers and unhelpful for data analysis.
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3 weeks ago | 
newscentermaine.com | Rose Lundy
MAINE, USA — Maine lawmakers on the health committee are considering a bill that would eliminate a new requirement for health care professionals to report miscarriages before 20 weeks to the state Department of Health and Human Services. During a public hearing Monday, lawmakers heard testimony that the requirement is invasive for patients, burdensome for providers and unhelpful for data analysis.
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4 weeks ago | 
themainemonitor.org | Rose Lundy
Mount Desert Island Hospital announced Thursday that it will close its labor and delivery unit effective July 1 — making it the tenth Maine hospital to announce such a closure in the past decade. Chrissi Maguire, the hospital’s president and CEO, said the primary reason was a steep decline in birth rates, which in turn made it difficult for staff to keep up with required skills. The hospital delivered 32 babies last year — a nearly 46 percent decline from the previous year.
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4 weeks ago | 
themainemonitor.org | Rose Lundy
Editor’s Note: The following story first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free health care newsletter, Health Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every other Thursday. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine health care news. Maine lawmakers on the health committee are considering a bill that would eliminate a new requirement for health care professionals to report miscarriages before 20 weeks to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
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1 month ago | 
pressherald.com | Rose Lundy
Medicaid, a federal health insurance program for low-income children and adults, is facing challenges at both the state and federal level. Nationally, Republicans in Congress are pushing to cut about $880 billion in spending on health care and energy over 10 years. The nonpartisan policy institute Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has said this will be impossible to do without cuts to Medicaid, which covers about one in five Americans.
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1 month ago | 
newscentermaine.com | Rose Lundy
AUGUSTA, Maine — Medicaid, a federal health insurance program for low-income children and adults, is facing dual challenges at both the state and federal level. Nationally, Republicans in Congress are pushing to cut about $880 billion in spending on healthcare and energy over 10 years. The nonpartisan policy institute Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has said this will be impossible to do without cuts to Medicaid, which covers about one in five Americans.
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1 month ago | 
themainemonitor.org | Rose Lundy
Medicaid, a federal health insurance program for low-income children and adults, is facing dual challenges at both the state and federal level. Nationally, Republicans in Congress are pushing to cut about $880 billion in spending on healthcare and energy over 10 years. The nonpartisan policy institute Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has said this will be impossible to do without cuts to Medicaid, which covers about one in five Americans.
