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Northern Light Health ends contract with Anthem
WABI - Maine
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August 15, 2025
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Northern Light Health shared a letter Friday sent to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s leadership team detailing their list of concerns and issues they say they have experienced since negotiations began. They say Anthem’s...
Northern Light Health says it is ending its contract with insurance provider Anthem
WMTW 8 - Maine
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August 15, 2025
WITH BOTH COMPANIES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.... SHE JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO TONIGHT - AND CATE WHAT CAN YOU SHARE? NORTHERN LIGHT HEALTH SAYS ANTHEM INSURANCE IS COVERING TOO LITTLE... .BUT ANTHEM IS SAYING NORTHERN LIGHT IS ASKING FOR TOO...
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Exploding Health Insurance Fees.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 15, 2025
- Advertisement - Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman, KFF Health News August 11, 2025 Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26 (or...
Texas Court Vacates CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule: Lender and CRA Takeaways
JD Supra - California
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August 15, 2025
On July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s medical debt rule. The final rule, originally scheduled to go into effect in March of this year, would have...
Northern Light Health ends contract negotiations with Anthem
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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August 15, 2025
Northern Light Health announced Friday that it is ending contract negotiations with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Starting Oct. 1, Northern Light services will now be out of network for people insured by Anthem, the Brewer-based health system...
Cary Medical Center expands occupational therapy services to Fort Fairfield
The County - Maine
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August 15, 2025
Ian Sotomayor, MS, OTR/L is now seeing patients at the Kimball Community Health Center in Fort Fairfield. (Courtesy of Cary Medical Center) FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — Cary Medical Center is proud to announce the expansion of its occupational therapy...
Children in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ER
Public Radio Tulsa - Oklahoma
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August 15, 2025
Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one in ten of all mental health emergency visits for children enrolled in...
Charting the Future to better social connection for older adults in Maine
WMTW 8 - Maine
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August 15, 2025
TARIFF, PAY THE TAX, AND NOW IT'S SOMETHING FROM VEGETABLES TO OTHER THINGS THAT IN TOTAL HEALTH - WE ALL KNOW THAT SOCIAL CONNECTIONS ARE GOOD FOR US. THE STIMULATION THAT COMES WITH HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN...
Pharma Wholesalers: Looking for Growth
Pharmaceutical Commerce
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August 14, 2025
Future Focal Points for Distributors Deepen specialty and MSO integration. Continue expanding into management service organizations and specialty care networks to strengthen relationships with independent practitioners, secure high-margin...
Maine residents face food insecurity after SNAP benefits stolen
WGME - Maine
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SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WGME) — Some Maine residents woke up to find their SNAP benefits accounts empty. This leaves many Mainers relying on SNAP uncertain about how they will feed themselves and their families for the rest of the month. According to...
Healthcare ranks as most ruthless profession in Georgia
WVGA Valdosta Today - Georgia
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August 15, 2025
IN OTHER NEWS – A recent poll of employees find that healthcare ranked the most ruthless profession in Georgia. Survey reveals the most ruthless workers in Georgia, in terms of career ambition. Healthcare workers were followed by those in law +...
Maine nurse wins historic election to national board
WABI - Maine
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August 15, 2025
HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - A Hampden nurse’s newest achievement is a “first” for the state of Maine. Beginning next year, Amanda Savage will become the first Mainer to serve on the American Nurses Association Board of Directors. Savage holds a Doctor...
21-year-old Maine man flown to hospital after serious crash
NECN - Massachusetts
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A 21-year-old driver was critically injured in a crash Thursday, after he tried to pass another vehicle on the roadway in Baldwin, Maine. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office tells NBC10 Boston affiliate News Center Maine that the crash occurred...
Avangrid Foundation Supports Nonprofit Entrepreneurship in Maine
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 15, 2025-- The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of leading energy company Avangrid Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced its support for Intrapreneurship for Nonprofits, a program...
Maine family planning clinics take on Trump over Medicaid funding ban
Morning Star
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A NETWORK of family planning clinics asked a judge today to restore its Medicaid funding, which has been cut under President Donald Trump’s removal of federal funding for abortions. Maine Family Planning (MFP), which runs 18 clinics in the...
Man riding e-bike seriously injured in Maine crash
NECN - Massachusetts
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A 71-year-old man was riding an electric bicycle when he struck a vehicle in Casco, Maine, this week, seriously injuring himself. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says they responded around 11:14 a.m. Tuesday to the crash that occurred on...
Nirav Shah may enter the race to be Maine’s next governor
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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August 15, 2025
Nirav Shah is considering a run to become Maine’s next governor. The former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention told the Portland Press Herald on Friday that he was considering a bid for the Democratic nomination for...
Maine parents of medically fragile kids challenge cuts to nursing support
News Center Maine
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August 14, 2025
Parents of medically fragile children are challenging cuts to nursing support under MaineCare's Special Circumstances Nursing program. GRAY, Maine — Several parents of medically fragile children are challenging significant cuts to nursing support...
Maine Family Planning asks federal judge to restore Medicaid funding
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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August 14, 2025
Maine's largest network of reproductive health care clinics asked a federal judge in Portland Thursday to issue an injunction to immediately restore federal Medicaid funding. Maine Family Planning operates 18 clinics across the state. It's suing...
Pharmaceutical company sues Maine over discount drugs
FOX 23 - Maine
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The state of Maine is being sued by a pharmaceutical company over its discount drug program. Novartis, a New Jersey-based company, is seeking to end Maine’s regulation of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Under the program, hospitals and pharmacies...