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PublishedApril 17, 2022
$136 for a $2 bag of saline? Anthem, MaineHealth trade blame in billing disputes
Anthem accuses the hospital network of overbilling and hiding charges; MaineHealth says the insurer is arbitrarily withholding payments.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Health care providers say Anthem billing problems are widespread
Maine is investigating the health insurer following complaints from medical associations about underpayment, payment delays and denied claims.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Maine Med’s departure from Anthem network would disrupt Maine’s insurance market, experts say
Impacts would ripple though the industry, but experts also say the parties have a lot of motivation to resolve the payment disputes before a breakup.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
South Portland hiker injured in New Hampshire in satisfactory condition at Maine Med
Matt Kopyt sustained serious head injuries when he fell from a fire tower at the summit of Mt. Kearsarge North on Sunday, authorities said.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2022
Maine Med nurse practitioner from Ukraine returning to treat the injured
Ukrainian native Natalia Iantsevych expects to work in a hospital in Lviv, a city in the country's west now flooded with refugees fleeing larger cities under attack.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2022
Maine Med president: Lack of state mental health investment is major factor in ER violence
MMC nurses are right to protest, as emergency rooms have become a place of last resort for people who have a diagnosis but can’t access appropriate treatment options.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
As nurses call attention to emergency room violence, Maine Medical Center steps up support
Nurses and hospital officials say the emergency department is facing more pressures from a growing number of patients with mental illnesses, some of whom can be violent.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Bill Nemitz: His patient at death’s door, this doc went the extra mile … or 80
The ambulance lacked a qualified caretaker – until Dr. Mark McAllister climbed aboard.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Maine Med nurses’ union criticizes working conditions at hospital under pandemic pressure
The protest, part of a national ‘day of action’ organized by the parent union of the Maine State Nurses Association, comes as the association negotiates its first contract with Maine Medical Center.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
Maine EMS panel halts transfer of neurological trauma patients to CMMC from other hospitals
The Trauma Advisory Committee is waiting for patient data from the Lewiston medical center.
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