
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 organization argues the practice violates Maine's law against the torture of animals.
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MaineGeneral files lawsuit against insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers for inflating pricesThe lawsuit, filed in New Jersey District Court, accuses OptumRx, CVS Caremark, and Express Scripts of colluding with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi to drive up insulin prices as much as a 1,000% over the past two decades.
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Misinformation about health care isn't new, but it has accelerated in recent years. In 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory calling misinformation — spurred by social media and political polarization — a serious threat to public health.
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The lawsuit argues that a new rule will create administrative barriers, increase costs, and result in nearly 2 million people across the U.S. losing coverage.
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The shelter will be located on Horton Street in the building formerly occupied by Fortin Funeral Home, just a few blocks away from Kennedy Park.
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The federal budget bill Congress recently passed prohibits health care providers who also offer abortions from accepting Medicaid funds.
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If Congress approves the State Based Universal Health Care Act, it will put a 2021 Maine law into motion that directs the state to create a universal health care plan.
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Congressman Jared Golden introduces bill aimed at protecting U.S. judges and public safety officialsThe so-called "Back the Blue" Act would impose a mandatory minimum 30-year sentence for killing a U.S. judge, police officer, firefighter, chaplain, or ambulance crew member. Offenders would also be subject to the death penalty.
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Five voters sued Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows in May, accusing her of writing a deliberately confusing ballot question.
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The federal budget signed into law last week prohibits Medicaid funds for reproductive health care providers that also offer abortions. That's a $1 million loss for Planned Parenthood in Maine, on top of a $400,000 loss due to the Trump administration withholding Title X funds.