The U.S. Department of Labor is releasing $880,000 to provide partial premium payments for health insurance coverage for 800 workers.The stimulus money will be used for "gap filler" payments for unemp...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Labor is releasing $880,000 to provide partial premium payments for health insurance coverage for 800 workers.

Jazzy Johnnys(Tm) a Division of RoyallWear LLC, was recently awarded a seed grant from Maine Technology Institute for introducing a plant fiber fabric to the healthcare industry and creating an innova...

Bill Findeisen has no control over the cost of an X-ray. Or surgery. Or any hospital service. But in 2004, he figured just maybe he could control how many times his employees needed any of those servi...

from the Morning Sentinel PORTLAND — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent more than $2.5 million on TV advertising in Maine in 2009 in opposition to federal health-care legislation, an advo...

Maine Constructions is a Craigslist meets Facebook Networking website to find Quality Contractors in Maine. Look at their resumes, letters of reference, pictures of their work. Are they insured, ha...

, was among educators from around the country who were recognized by the president for mathematics and science teaching, according to a White House release. The institute, which is based in Maine, is...

ROCKLAND, Maine — Midcoast Maine’s major provider of health care services is on its way to becoming a full partner with a Portland-based health care delivery network. Last week, the Pen Bay Healt...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the sectors whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's are health-care and energy. Heath-insurance stocks, including Aetna Inc.

A southern Maine ski area that has been called one of America's tiniest ski hills has been given new life.The Powderhouse Hill Ski Area is owned by the town of South Berwick and run by volunteers.But ...

By HOLLY RAMERAssociated Press Writer CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - When Laura Davie's doctor suggested she go to the hospital next door for her first mammogram last year, she went online instead. Though...

Article Reprints Falmouth, Maine-based insurance agency United Insurance has acquired the Mexico Agency business from Northeast Bank Insurance Group. The Mexico Agency, which was acquired by Northeas...

Health reform supporters gather and sing a carol at One Cumberland Place in Bangor on Sunday directed at Maine's senators who were scheduled to vote on the health insurance reform bill.

A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim.

The Senate healthcare bill could enable insurers to avoid some of the strongest consumer protections and benefit requirements adopted by state governments, Democratic lawmakers from Maine and California said in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV). The bill would allow insurers to sell policies across state lines, subject to the laws and regulations in a state of the insurers' choosing, 31 Democratic House members said. "Practically speaking, insurers will domicile their plans in states with less stringent regulations and market to the population in more protective states like ours, just like nationally chartered banks have done," the House members wrote on behalf of lawmakers from the two states.

A reader writes:

I live in New Jersey and applied for a hard-to-fill job job in Maine. The company is very interested in hiring me for the position even though I have not visited them yet. All our conversations thus far have been by phone, e-mail, and Skype. We have already discussed benefits and salary. There has been a lot of turn over in this position due to the fact that it's hard to adjust to life in rural Maine. I'm open to the idea of moving yet I realize that I will have to travel back to New Jersey every other weekend or so just to maintain property and relationships I have here. I'm thinking that a four day work week would be ideal for me - Monday to Thursday so that I can travel home some weekends and not be too drained. What would be the most timely and palatable way to present this idea to my possible new employer - before I visit them or after I have a firm offer ? Also, do you think they would be opposed to this idea?

Lots here. Taking these one at a time:

1. You should wait until you have an offer before raising this, as it will increase your chances of them saying yes. The idea is that you want to wait for them to want you before you ask them for something. On the other hand, if this is absolutely a requirement for you -- a must-have rather than a would-like-to-have -- then I think the more ethical thing to do is to mention it up-front so that they don't go through the time and expense of bringing you in if that's a deal-breaker for them.

2. However, if they're getting a lot of turnover because people can't adjust to living there, telling them that you plan to spend three days a week in New Jersey might not go over so well. It's like saying that you basically don't plan to ever adjust to living there, which doesn't bode well for ...

National Business Group on Health and the VHA Foundation Looked Across Country to Identify Healthcare Leaders Creating Safer, More Transparent Environments for Patients WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswi...

BREWER, Maine — Officials from Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems are in Washington, D.C., today to be recognized for creating a “culture of safety” and working to reduce medical errors at the org...

AUSTIN, TX DECEMBER 11, 2009 /24-7Pressrelease.com/ South Portland, Maine - Millions of Americans live without dental insurance and as challenging economic times continue the services provided by non-...

Keeping faith with the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Senate voted Friday to preserve a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled in its health overhaul bill.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine employers will see a $54 million increase in the taxes they pay to fund the unemployment insurance system starting in January. It’s an increase business groups say could cos...

Legal woes Mainebiz Daily Employment practices liability insurance has, just within the last two years, become much more common in Maine. (Another Maine insurance company offered the ...

Maine's insurance chief says recent national advisories about mammograms will not affect insurance coverage for the screenings in the state.Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman said Monday that the ne...

Pingree has hope for insurance reform Morning Sentinel To Pingree, it's a no-brainer: Currently, she notes, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield accounts for 78 percent of Maine's insurance market. ... and more »

A few items of note have been accumulating on my desktop, each of them interesting/important but none worthy of a full post. Here they are for your enjoyment and edification: - In a top candidate for worst idea of the...