Medicare

A new bill introduced by Sen. Susan Collins would start a pilot program for Medicare to reimburse ambulance services for some treat-in-place services.

During a press call organized by the Harris-Walz campaign, elected Democrats said a Harris administration would expand abortion access while protecting Medicare and Medicaid.

New data from the Department of Health and Human Services show that only about 4,000 Mainers have unenrolled from Medicaid since the coronavirus public emergency ended this spring. Advocates say that figure is a good sign that people aren't going without coverage.

Maine health care advocates are joining a national push to demand that Congress pass legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

A Maine home health care worker told members of a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that recent Medicare reimbursement reductions have limited providers'…

A program in Portland that helped 170 people with serious mental illness live in the community has been shut down.The executive director of Shalom House…

A new study on hospital prices from the RAND corporation finds that patients with private insurance in Maine pay nearly three times what Medicare would…

A Falmouth woman appeared before a senate committee Wednesday to talk about the high cost of treating rheumatoid arthritis.80-year-old Patty Bernard told…

Four Maine hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for their rates of infection and patient injury. Central Maine Medical Center, Southern Maine Health…

Medicare enrollment is currently underway and ends on December 7th. This is the only time of year when more than 290,000 Medicare recipients in Maine can…