US Surgeon General Visits Lewiston March 19th
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin smiles as she is welcomed to Maine by a doctor in the audience at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Monday as Benjamin spoke on the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Benjamin joined a panel to discuss the benefits of the health care law and the many ways that it is already working to help women across the country.
- Amber Waterman/Sun Journal
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Maine Maritime Academy Seeks Physician for 2012 Training Cruise
Maine Maritime Academy Seeks Physician for 2012 Training Cruise
Each year the Maine Maritime Academy conducts training on a two-month cruise on its training ship, the State of Maine. A physician is recruited each year to join the trip and provide medical services. Modest compensation is offered. If you or a colleague are in a position to be gone on such a cruise for that period of time and are interested in the position, please contact Gordon Smith, Esq. at MMA at 622-3374, ext. 212 or via e-mail to gsmith@mainemed.com who will forward your name to the Academy. This year's cruise includes stops in Galveston, Curacao, and Bermuda, among other destinations.
Online Resource Available to Help You Decipher the "Affordable Care Act"
HealthCareandYou.org is an online resource that gives you and your patients quick access to important, basic information about the Affordable Care Act. The AAFP worked with a coalition representing consumers, patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals, and pharmacists to create the site.
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REMINDER TO ALL MAINE PHYSICIANS: New HIV Testing Law effective September 28, 2011
The MeCDC is reminding clinicians that 5 MRSA 19203-A, Maine's HIV testing and consent law, was amended this past legislative session to include a sixth subsection on the protection of newborn infants, which goes into effect September 28th.
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45-Day Limit On Opiod Rx - Implementation Delayed!
There was an initiative in the DHHS Supplemental Budget limiting new Opioid prescriptions to 45 days for some MaineCare members who are ages 21 and over.
The Department has received some legal questions about this initiative. Therefore, we do not plan to implement this limit on April 1, 2012.
We are working with the Attorney General’s office and Maine State Legislature on the details involved with implementing this change, and will provide more information when it is available.
MaineCare members who have questions about this initiative can call the Member Services helpdesk at: 1-800-977-6740. Providers can call the Provider Services helpdesk at: 1-866-690-5585.
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Patient Safety Awareness Week,
March 4-10, 2012
