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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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. -
All Northern Light Health providers will be out of network at the end of December unless the two organizations reach an agreement.
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Consumer advocates are urging Mainers to explore ACA health plans even though some may be facing higher costs.
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Open enrollment for the online health insurance marketplace begins November 1. But some Mainers say plans won't be affordable unless Congress extends enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year. -
Officials say that after more than a century of operating independently, York Hospital is facing multiple challenges and can no longer go it alone. -
The nonprofit announced at the beginning of October it could no longer afford to continue due to the loss of $2 million in annual Medicaid reimbursements. -
The proposal comes from Democratic state representative Grayson Lookner of Portland.
