Maine co-op network includes some NH hospitals
Margaret McCarthy lives so close to Frisbie Memorial Hospital, a recent blood test appointment took 15 minutes, including travel time. But the Rochester hospital isn’t included in the only provider …
Anthem health plan draws praise, criticism
Central Maine Healthcare employees, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield leaders and others spent hours Monday trying to sway the head of the Maine Bureau of Insurance. Anthem’s plan to …
Lewiston Maine Mayor Macdonald Opposes Anthem Plan
Mayor Robert Macdonald on Monday came out against a plan by Anthem insurance that could take Central Maine Medical Center and more than 300 affiliated physicians off of Anthem’s approved …
Central Maine Healthcare files suit against the state
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants to form a new insurance plan with MaineHealth. And it wants the state to keep the details of that plan secret as it …
Maine Medical Center and Anthem BCBS Prepare to Launch ACO
One of Maine’s largest hospital systems has teamed up with the state’s biggest private health insurer in an effort to improve patients’ health while lowering costs. MaineHealth, parent organization of …