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Long-term care pharmacy change would endanger Maine’s seniors | Opinion
12 Dec 2025 09:49 GMT
… ’s happening: Changes to Medicare Part D reimbursements taking effect … these facilities to operate.
For Maine, this is especially serious … seniors lose access to their medications, they end up in … a temporary supply fee for drugs dispensed by LTC pharmacies …
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Poll: Mills favored over Platner in Maine 2026 Democratic US Senate primary
10 Dec 2025 17:43 GMT
… Sen. Susan Collins.
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine Gov. Janet Mills is favored … #47;schools (19%), and drug addiction and treatment (19%).
One … signature issues—a national “Medicare for All” healthcare system … school sports, 45% believe Maine should comply with Trump …
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It’s time for policies that make life in Maine affordable and fair
10 Dec 2025 06:34 GMT
… essential funding for Medicaid and Medicare, potentially impacting access to healthcare … and corporations — like insurers and drug manufacturers. Hardworking Americans need the … essential funding for Medicaid and Medicare.
In Maine, Republicans are pushing for …
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15 Common Medicare Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
08 Dec 2025 18:02 GMT
… Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan With Original Medicare
Medicare … consists of several parts, including Medicare Part D, which covers prescription drugs … Portland, Maine-based Medicare educator.
… therapy, try medication or adopt …
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Medicare’s new AI experiment, to be tested in Oklahoma, sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers
04 Dec 2025 18:09 GMT
… to approve medical procedures or drugs before proceeding.
Adults over 65 … -40% of her patients have Medicare.
“Medicare recipients are a vulnerable group … year, 10 states — Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Vermont …
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Overlooked during the opioid crisis, more of Maine’s oldest began to struggle with drugs
30 Nov 2025 11:53 GMT
… patients turned to illicit drugs, now largely fentanyl, … observation as illicit drug use typically declines after … top prescribed controlled medication in Maine last year, according … the number of Medicare recipients in Maine receiving buprenorphine, who …
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Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to expand Medicare coverage for Alzheimer’s screening
22 Nov 2025 06:47 GMT
… week that would require Medicare to cover FDA-approved … pathway for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to … approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Rep. Vern Buchanan … people in Maine.
Our bipartisan ASAP Act would require Medicare to …
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Expanding access to cancer screenings in Maine can save lives
20 Nov 2025 06:36 GMT
… the water. Despite its beauty, Maine’s rural environment presents unique … early.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new … Shield, which is covered by Medicare and the U.S. Department … diagnostic imaging for women in Maine. I am dedicated to …
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Studies from Loren Lidsky and Co-Researchers Yield New Data on Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy (Impact of a pharmacy care management service on cardiometabolic medication adherence and resource use for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries): Drugs and…
20 Nov 2025 03:16 GMT
… study results on Drugs and Therapies - … reporting originating from Portland, Maine, by NewsRx correspondents, … a large regional Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug health plan. … cardiometabolic medication adherence and resource use for Medicare Advantage …
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FDA's plan to boost cheaper copycat drugs could stall at patent office
14 Nov 2025 10:52 GMT
… are called "biosimilar" drugs to market. Biosimilars are essentially …
Judy Aiken, a retired Portland, Maine, nurse who has taken Enbrel … on Medicare, she has spent thousands each year on the drug.
The …