Patty Wight
News Reporter and HostPatty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.
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Maine Human Rights Commission files lawsuit against 5 schools systems for transgender discriminationThe suit alleges the districts have enacted policies that treat gender non-conforming students differently and create a hostile environment. -
This final push will help Maine Family Planning reach a $20 million goal for an endowment. -
The recall is for the flavors 'Apples and Bananas', 'Cherry Tartufo', and 'Lemon Cherry Pie.' In October, the office recalled the flavor 'Watermelon Chimera.' -
Kaydenz Kitchen, a Lewiston food pantry that sustained a devastating fire in October, may lose its account with Good Shepherd Food Bank if it doesn't reopen by December.
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Erin Clark, the medical director of the hospital's emergency department, says it costs the hospital about a half a million dollars a year to be certified as a trauma center through the American College of Surgeons. -
Eastern Area Agency on Aging to have 'grab and go' meal sites for older and disabled SNAP recipientsThe sites will be at different locations throughout the week in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington, and Hancock counties.
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The announcement Friday comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would make contingency funds available for SNAP during the government shutdown to comply with a federal court order. -
Enhanced premium tax credits will expire at the end of next month unless Congress extends them. The issue is at the center of the federal government shutdown. And as it continues, the 54,000 Mainers who currently receive the enhanced subsidies are in limbo. -
The deal, announced late Wednesday in a joint statement, ends months of contentious negotiations centered on reimbursement rates. -
Health system officials say if they're able to agree on a new contract, they'll ensure it's retroactive so that care will be billed at in-network rates.
