Maine news and information

In a growing number of contracts with providers, private health insurers are embracing accountable care, a payment model that holds hospitals and doctors jointly responsible for controlling costs and improving patient outcomes.
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While a new report estimates millions of people could be added to Medicaid and CHIP if all states expanded the programs under the ACA, several states have refused, leaving thousands without coverage.
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Many states are gearing up to enroll more residents into Medicaid coverage starting in January. But thousands of Mainers are preparing to lose coverage this winter because of changes to the state's program and the decision not to expand coverage under the federal healthcare overhaul.
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Aetna, one of the largest U.S. insurers, continued its push into accountable care contracts, with five new deals in Maine.
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Rogue Internet pharmacies dispense medications without prescriptions, sell drugs that are counterfeit, expired or improperly labeled, and violate a slew of other laws, a new Government Accountability Office report says.
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Job cuts in healthcare are hardly rare these days, but St. Vincent Health's newly announced layoffs in Indiana will certainly grab some eyeballs.
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Last week, Google Glass made history by becoming the first wearable technology to document a surgical operation. Dr. Rafael Grossman, a general trauma, acute-care and advanced laparoscopic surgeon from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, performed a simple surgical procedure and...
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The American Osteopathic Association named Adrienne White-Faines to succeed John Crosby as executive director. Crosby is retiring after serving as the Chicago-based association's executive director since 1997. White-Faines, 53, is scheduled to join the AOA next month. She previously worked...
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Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems has announced that Catherine Bruno, its VP and CIO, plans to retire in December.
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Officials hoping to enroll millions more beneficiaries into Medicaid programs this fall are signaling the possibility of a slow start. Ultimately, they hope to use some past success to overcome obstacles that have long left uncovered millions of Medicaid-eligible enrollees.
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