Patty Wight

News Producer
  • Maine Public

Patty 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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DHHS Commissioner: Maine Affordable Care Act Premiums Down 13 Percent From Last Year

By • 16 hours ago

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act marketplace begins next week.

The commissioner of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, Jeanne Lambrew, says for the third year in a row, premiums in the individual market in Maine have declined.

“The average premium in the individual health insurance market in Maine will be 13 percent lower next year compared to this year,” she says.

Open enrollment begins on Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 15.

Maine Groups Denounce Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation

By • 21 hours ago
Patrick Semansky / Associated Press

Several progressive Maine advocacy groups are denouncing Monday night’s confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.

'We Are In It Now' — CDC Urges Precautions As Maine Adds 57 COVID-19 Cases

By • 22 hours ago
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

Maine is seeing higher levels of transmission of COVID-19.

Maine CDC: 53 Additional COVID-19 Cases On Monday

By • Oct 26, 2020
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

There are now 60 cases associated with the COVID-19 outbreak in Waldo County, and one person is hospitalized.

Maine CDC: Waldo County Outbreak Expands To 57 Cases

By • Oct 23, 2020
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

There are 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Maine, according to the latest figures from the state CDC.

DHHS Launches StrengthenME Resource For Coping With Pandemic Stress

By • Oct 22, 2020

The state Department of Health and Human Services is launching a new program called StrengthenME to help Mainers cope with the stress of the pandemic.

Hazardous Materials Force Evacuation Of Skowhegan New Balance Factory

By • Oct 22, 2020
Jay Field / Maine Public file

The New Balance factory in Skowhegan has been evacuated due to a hazardous materials incident.

Maine CDC: 37 Additional COVID-19 Cases

By • Oct 22, 2020
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

The case count in a Waldo County COVID-19 outbreak has now reached 49 and is expected to grow.

Report: Overdose Deaths On The Rise In Maine

By • Oct 21, 2020

Drug deaths continue to increase in Maine, according to the latest report from the state attorney general’s office.

Maine CDC: 46 COVID-19 Cases Now Associated With Waldo County Church

By • Oct 21, 2020
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

The number of cases associated with a COVID-19 outbreak in Waldo County has grown to 46.

Maintenance Worker, Firefighters File Suit Against Companies In Farmington Explosion

By • Oct 20, 2020
Brian Bechard / Maine Public file

Larry Lord, the maintenance worker who was severely injured in an explosion at the LEAP building in Farmington last fall, has filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Superior Court against CN Brown and Techno Metal Post.

Maine CDC: Waldo County COVID-19 Outbreak Grows To 42 Cases

By • Oct 20, 2020
Bill Trotter / Bangor Daily News

An outbreak of COVID-19 associated with a Waldo County church has grown to 42 cases and spread to a nursing home and several schools.

Report: Maine Would See Worst-In-Nation Increase In Uninsured If Affordable Care Act Is Overturned

By • Oct 19, 2020
J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press

A report from a Washington, D.C.-based think tank finds that if the Affordable Care Act is overturned, Maine would see the largest percent increase in the uninsured of any state. The Urban Institute estimates that 105,000 people would lose health insurance.

Democrats Respond To Pence's Maine Visit: He 'Proudly' Led Anti-Women, Anti-LGBT Measures

By • Oct 19, 2020
Michael Perez / Associated Press

Maine Democrats held a virtual press call in response to Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Hermon on Monday.

Maine CDC: 32 COVID-19 Cases Now Associated With Brooks Church Outbreak

By • Oct 19, 2020
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

The latest numbers from the Maine CDC on Monday show cases of COVID-19 have risen by 23. The number of deaths is unchanged, at 146.

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