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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If they fail to reach an agreement, Northern Light physicians will be out-of-network for Anthem patients starting in October, and hospital-based services will be out of network at the end of the year. -
Puthiery Va, director of the Maine CDC, says research linking Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism only finds a correlation — not a direct cause. -
Police say a 17 year old from the neighboring town of Mexico was driving a Toyota Tacoma just before 10 p.m. when he struck a pedestrian in the roadway on Kerr street.
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Jason Walker and Michael Deslauriers II are credited with saving lives by giving others in Just In Time Recreation time to flee. -
Under the model, patients pay a monthly membership fee starting at $109 a month and have access to a health care team that includes a primary care provider, behavioral health specialist, pharmacist, physical therapist and a health coach. -
Consumers for Affordable Health Care says 54,000 Mainers receive the enhanced premium tax credits on the online marketplace. And without those subsidies, many will no longer be able to afford coverage. -
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine questioned fired U.S. Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez during a Senate health committee hearing Wednesday aimed at restoring trust through "radical transparency." -
Maine CDC director Dr. Puthiery Va says decades of evidence shows that the current strategy of giving the vaccine to newborns is safe and effective.
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The standing order is essentially a prescription for all Mainers older than 6 months to get the COVID-19 vaccine. -
Planned Parenthood in Maine to fight after court lets Trump administration withhold Medicaid fundingPlanned Parenthood in Maine is facing a $1 million cut, but says it will continue to provide care for its roughly 2,000 patients who are covered by MaineCare, the state version of Medicaid.
