Deborah Patten News Today

In her April 9 column, Dr. Deborah Patten painted a disturbing picture of doctors suffering from burnout and “moral injury” – tension between business and professional responsibilities (“Maine Voices: Emphasis on revenue sabotages medical practices and hospitals”). This matters because our health depends on those doctors. Implementation of a publicly funded health care system covering […]

At some point, most of us who entered medicine for altruistic reasons find ourselves providing a declining quality of care.

At some point, most of us who entered medicine for altruistic reasons find ourselves providing a declining quality of care.

As a Mainer, born and bred, I’ve always considered my state an oasis – restful, peaceful, beautiful. Now, Maine is an oasis of governing sanity in this politically crazy world. What does good governing look like? There’s no drama, no blustering, no theater, no hate or lies or name-calling. This is why I’m supporting the […]

The bill would raise the income eligibility cap to 300 percent of the poverty level, waive the waiting period and premiums, and add 19- and 20-year-olds.