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Get Better Maine to Feature Statewide
Book Club with
T.R. Reid!
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Our
friends at the Maine Health Management Coalition, Quality Counts and
others are planning a state-wide book
club with T.R. Reid, author of "The Healing of
America":
Monday,
Nov. 7th
UMaine Augusta
Tuesday,
Nov. 8th
Portland Public Library
You can also schedule your own book club and use the
Reader's Guide: join the
book club!
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Did You Know?
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$3.50
is the smaller than anticipated increase for most Medicare
Part B enrollees, which will bring their monthly premiums in 2012 up
to $99.90.
Part B pays for physician
visits, hospital outpatient costs and certain other services
for those who are 65 and older or are disabled.
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The Maine Campaign
for Better Care would
like to congratulate the 14 Federally Qualified Health
Centers (FQHC) located in Maine that
were selected to participate in the three
year
FQHC Advanced Primary Care Practice (APCP) demonstration.
As a participant of the demo, each health center will receive
additional technical assistance and training.
The goal of the demo is to improve quality and coordination
of care, and to reduce preventable hospitalizations.
You can find more information about the demonstration
here.
The 14 Maine FQHCs and their locations are
below:
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Fish River
Rural Health
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Eagle Lake
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Health Access
Network Inc.
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Medway
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Healthreach
Community Health Center
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Bingham
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Healthreach
Community Health Center
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Madison
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Healthreach
Community Health Center
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Kingfield
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Healthreach
Community Health Center
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Rangeley
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Healthreach
Community Health Center
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Strong
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Healthreach
Community Health Center
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Livermore
Falls
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Katahdin
Valley Health Center
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Island Falls
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Katahdin
Valley Health Center
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Patten
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Sebasticook
Family Doctors
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Canaan
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Sebasticook
Family Doctors
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Dexter
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Sebasticook
Family Doctors
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Pittsfield
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Saint
CroixRegional Family Health
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Princeton
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Congratulations
again to each of the Health Centers that were selected!
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News You Can Use
- According to this Lewiston Sun Journal article, Maine patients will
soon be able to consult with Boston area medical
specialists. It is believed that this will be the first
time that patients will be able to take advantage of this
option without first having to get approval from a doctor
or go through a hospital.
- Here is Maine Today's summary
of an Aging Summit that took place on Tuesday in
Augusta. Close to 150 senior advocates and volunteers
attended the one day conference.
- Is your doctor doing the little things to
ensure you are getting the best possible treatment or
diagnosis? In this article, see how an X-Ray a
doctor neglected to view led to a matter of life or death.
- Check out this blog from our friends at the
Commonwealth Fund about the Congressional "Super
Committee" that is trying to reduce the deficit. The
Maine Campaign for Better Care believes we can achieve cost
savings by better coordination and more transparency as opposed
to more cuts to Medicare or Mainecare.
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Join our friends at AARP
for a bus trip to Boston on November 9th. Rally with seniors from across New England.
Help send a message to Sen. Kerry and
the entire Super Committee:
Don't Cut Our Medicare and Social Security Benefits!
BUS to Boston,
Lunch and Snacks Provided!
Reserve
your seat now on the Maine bus!
Leaves from Augusta (Walmart) at 6:30 a.m.and
South Portland (Former Border's Book) at 7:45.
Return to Portland by 5:30, Augusta by 6:30. Fun, Games,
Prizes, a wonderful day!
For
more information or to RSVP, please contact:
Nancy Kelleher:
AARP: nkelleher@aarp.org or call 776-6304 and leave your
name and contact info.
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"Like" us on
Facebook!
If
you haven't already, please visit us on Facebook and share our
page with your family and friends!
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Want to join the Campaign?
If
you want to help us improve care and reduce costs in Maine, please
contact Greg White, gwhite@mainecahc.org or call
622-7083.
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