MaineHealth

The agreement, announced Wednesday night, means that Maine Medical Center will no longer withdraw from Anthem's network next year. While health care advocates are pleased that patients won't see disruptions in care, they are raising some concerns about the deal.

Committee members are trying to decide what actions to take in their role of providing oversight of both the state employees' health plan and the Maine's Bureau of Insurance, which is conducting a review of Anthem.

Licensing barriers keep many immigrants from re-entering the medical field, even as their skills are in high demand.

On Wednesday, MaineHealth announced that it will set a system-wide minimum wage increase of $17 an hour, up from $14. It's also adjusting the pay scale for 18,000 positions by at least 2%. MaineHealth officials say these adjustments — which don't apply to physicians or executives — are necessary to stay competitive.

MaineHealth, the parent company of Maine Medical Center, is forming a new center dedicated to improving acute care in rural areas.The new Center of…

Maine health care providers are getting $145 million from the federal government as they focus on pandemic response, while many of their usual revenue…

As the number of cases of COVID-19 in Maine climbs, and the need for testing increases, some health care providers say the state does not have enough…

Maine now has two presumptive positive cases of the illness caused by the new coronavirus. A third preliminary positive case is still being examined. The…

Local, county and state officials from the greater Portland area met Wednesday to strategize and coordinate preparations for any possible outbreak of the…

Maine's new Death with Dignity law went into effect last fall, but some hospitals have delayed participation in the system it created. Now some Maine…