July 3, 2017
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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State Budget Agreement Reportedly Reached
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DHHS Announces 31 Day Grace Period for Enforcement of E-prescribing Penalties
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Board of Licensure in Medicine Proposes Changes to Chapter 1 Rules
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Vote is Delayed on U.S. Senate "Better Care Reconciliation Act"
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Loan and Trust Committee Approves $515.000 in Loans to Medical Students from Maine
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AMA Launches Opioid Education Microsite
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MMA Annual Benefit Golf Tournament Monday, July 10, 2017
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Nominations for the 2017 Mary F. Cushman Award Due By August 1
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128TH MAINE LEGISLATURE
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Legislative Highlights of the Week
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Physicians Lose Jury Duty Exemption
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Legislature Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Opioid Prescribing Presentation: Wednesday, July 19 from 5-8:30pm in Auburn
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16th Annual Downeast Ophthalmology Symposium - September 15-17
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Patient Safety Academy - September 29
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Register Now for the MMA and Maine Health Management Coalition 2017 Symposium on October 11
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Online Learning Opportunities Offering CME Credits - from the Northern New England Practice Transformation Network
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Call-in Program on MIPS and APM
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HEALTHCARE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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Family Medicine Physician - Pittsfield, ME
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Primary Care Physician - Eastern Maine Medical Center
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Outpatient Only - Internal Medicine with Loan Repayment & Sign-on Bonus
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Part-time Clinical & Part-time Research Position in Central Maine
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Family Medicine Physician - Winthrop, ME
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DO or MD Physician - Augusta, ME
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Family Medicine Physician - Waterville, ME
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Family Medicine Physician/Clinician Leader - Portland, ME
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Family Medicine - Windham, ME
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Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Wanted
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Physician - Lubec, ME
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Nurse Practitioner - Swift River Family Medicine - Rumford, ME
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Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Bridgton, ME
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Hospitalist - Brunswick, ME
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Gastroenterologist - Brunswick, ME
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Ophthalmologist - Brunswick, ME
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Family Nurse Practitioner - Sacopee Valley Health Center
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BC/BE Family Medicine Physician – Livermore Falls, ME
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Internal Medicine Physician - Bangor, ME
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Vote is Delayed on U.S. Senate "Better Care Reconciliation Act"
Two days before the scheduled vote, the Congressional Budget Office released its report on the proposal and noted that the bill would cause 22 million people to lose their insurance over the next decade. Also prior to the expected bill, and following the CBO release, Senator Susan Collins announced that she would not support the bill. In a series of tweets announcing her opposition, Senator Collins noted that the bill did nothing but harm rural hospitals and also was critical of the medicaid cuts.
MMA will continue to share information with members on the proposal and will continue to oppose the bill without changes that are consistent with the principles for health care reform approved by the MMA Board this past January. Appropriate action now is to thank both Senator Collins and Senator King for their opposition to the bill.
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