TURNER — Maurice Logan’s lower back had been hurting for weeks. It wasn’t enough to stop the 44-year-old Jamaican man from working at Ricker Hill Orchards harvesting apples, but he still ached for relief. He knew going to the doctor would have been expensive. A migrant worker, Logan sent all of his money home to […]
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Young Mainers to gain health coverage
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A consumer group says the new health care law that allows parents to keep children on their health insurance plan until age 26 will benefit 3,330 young people in Maine. US PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups, says provisions that went into effect Thursday are the first of […]
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What others say about Dirigo
Maine Medical Association: Dirigo is good “We like Dirigo,” said Gordon Smith of the Maine Medical Association, which represents doctors. “The DirigoChoice product is run through a commercial company which pays commercial rates. It doesn’t create the problem we have with MaineCare (reimbursements)” because DirigoChoice makes full payments. The MMA’s highest priority is getting people […]
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Face transplant patient promotes organ donation
CLEVELAND (AP) — There is an initial shock upon first glance at Connie Culp, the woman who received the nation’s first face transplant nearly two years ago. She taps her way through the hospital waiting room, feeling along the floor with a cane and smiling hesitantly at a visitor, even though she can only make […]
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Census: 1 in 7 Americans live in poverty
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of the working-age poor climbed to the highest level since the 1960s as the recession threw millions of people out of work last year, leaving one in seven Americans in poverty. The overall poverty rate climbed to 14.3 percent, or 43.6 million people, the Census Bureau said Thursday in its […]
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Many health and wellness resources available
FARMINGTON — The Healthy Community Coalition is one of 28 Healthy Maine Partnerships that is spreading the word on resources available in Maine to help to promote health and wellness. One such resource is 2-1-1, a statewide information clearinghouse that offers free 24-hour service to the public. An individual with a chronic disease calling 2-1-1 […]
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Doctor’s orders in Maine, Mass: Eat your veggies
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Physicians fighting obesity have long told patients to eat their fruits and vegetables. Now they’re writing prescriptions for it. Health care providers are offering vouchers worth $1 per day to members of low-income families in Massachusetts and Maine participating in a new program. The idea is to boost consumption of fresh […]
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Maine tribe gets $42K to improve health center
PLEASANT POINT, Maine (AP) — The Passamaquoddy Reservation has won a $42,000 federal grant to make improvements to the Pleasant Point Health Center. The money, announced Monday, will be used to upgrade the center’s security system, patient education equipment and medical equipment. The project is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Community […]
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Allowed situations to develop
Kenneth Murray (July 29) accuses Democrats of blaming George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for all the problems this country struggles with. I do not believe they caused the horrible mess in the Gulf, the meltdown of our financial system, or the climate change the Earth is experiencing, etc., but I do believe that their […]
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Maine called 9th healthiest state
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A newly released state health plan calls Maine the ninth healthiest state, up from 16th in 2003. The 2010-2012 State Health Plan released Wednesday by Gov. John Baldacci also ranks Maine sixth best in covering the uninsured, up from 19th in 2002. It says that health care costs still remain too […]