Por: Portland Press Herald Health March 07, 2023
Starting on April 1, Maine and the rest of the nation will start shifting people no longer eligible for Medicaid to other forms of health insurance coverage. During the pandemic, people who were enrolled in Medicaid – projected to be at about 420,000 Mainers in April – got to keep their Medicaid coverage even if they later became ineligible. Typically, the reasons people were no longer eligible for Medicaid were due to qualifying for... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion March 07, 2023
Maine is facing a crisis that we cannot ignore. Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and the care continuum have been underfunded for decades. MaineCare pays for about 70% of nursing facility residents. And despite caring for our most vulnerable population, MaineCare... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Health January 25, 2023
House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, has proposed a bill that would give low-income noncitizens access to public health benefits through the state’s MaineCare program. The proposal is likely to draw opposition from Republicans, who have proposed rolling back welfare... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion January 15, 2023
I’d like to tell you about Sue and Ivan, two long-stay patients at Maine Medical Center in Portland whose names and certain personal details have been changed to protect their privacy. Their stories are the result of our collective failure to invest in tailored residential... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 16, 2022
In the last couple of months, the evaluation of MaineCare reimbursement rates has proposed that independent practitioners providing mental health and substance use counseling be reimbursed at the same rate as a mental health agency. I strongly support this change. At the present... + más
Our View: Maine should get creative in solving dentist shortage | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 03, 2022
The addition of dental coverage to MaineCare benefits already is changing lives for the people who are finding care after years of having to put it off. And it’ll do the same for tens of thousands of others – once Maine solves a problem vexing so many rural states. There... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation September 25, 2022
With help from Claire Bartlett, left, Dr. Kailee Williams, right, treats MaineCare patient Steve Lockard at Waterville Community Dental Center recently. “The demand right now for dental services is just so high,” Williams said. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer... + más
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