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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Title X supports reproductive and preventative health care for people with low incomes, including birth control, cancer screenings, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. -
Filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, the lawsuit is also seeking a temporary restraining order to restore the funds. -
State officials say the cuts to Covid-related funding will also directly impact the work of more than 70 vendors. -
It's among the 86 flu-related deaths the agency has recorded so far this season, up from 53 last season.
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It wasn't immediately clear Thursday how much funding Maine will lose, but Matt Wellington, associate director of the Maine Public Health Association, said it will likely be tens of millions of dollars. -
Maine Bureau of Insurance approves proposal that will lower workers comp premiums for most employersThe Maine Bureau of Insurance has approved an average 9.6% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs.
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Nearly half of Maine households have taken on medical debt in the past two years, even though most were covered by insurance, according to new survey by Augusta-based Consumers for Affordable Health Care. -
Health care advocates are urging Maine's congressional delegation to protect against Republican proposals that would slash Medicaid funding by billions over the next decade and make changes to the Affordable Care Act. -
In a video statement, U.S. Sen. Angus King said the plan to close dozens of Social Security offices and lay off thousands of workers could result in delayed or missing checks for the millions of Americans who rely on Social Security to pay for food, medicine and rent. -
President and CEO Nathan Howell says like other hospitals across the state, MaineGeneral is on tenuous financial footing due to rising business costs, reimbursement rates that don't cover the cost of care, and excessive denials, especially from Medicare Advantage plans.
