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Friday, January 8, 2021
Volume 17 • Issue No. 2
Gnomes For Homes Continues KITTERY & YORK Daisy Janes and Fair Tide Thrift Store are excited to remind readers about the Gnomes For Homes project which will continue as long as there is interest! Started by the Guay family in Kittery, the homemade gnomes help raise funds for Fair Tide, a non-profit organization which focuses on reducing
homelessness through housing and supportive services in the seacoast. Prices range $12-15 with half the profits going to Fair Tide and half to purchase more supplies. The gnomes made their debut at Shapleigh Middle School but have now reached states as far away as Utah. Locals can find them at Daisy
Janes, 250 York Street in York and at the Fair Tide Thrift Store, 15 State Road in Kittery. Daisy Janes posted on Facebook, “Thanks to Katie Guay and her two daughters [Maddy age 11 and Caroline age 10] who came up with this incredible idea and handmade each and every Gnome… The thrift store accounts for a big chunk of the non-profit’s funds. Local fundraisers, the annual dinner, and other events account for another portion of their funding. Obviously, some of these events have been canceled and postponed in the past months, right at a time when need for services has increased… Katie and her girls are making a difference, let’s help them by buying a sweet Gnome!” For more information, visit www.fairtide.org or find them on Facebook. (Photo from Daisy Janes’ Facebook post)
Legislation to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills is Now Law WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that bipartisan legislation to protect patients from
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surprise medical bills was signed into law as part of the government funding package. Americans increasingly pay more out-of-pocket for their health care, so it is crucial that they have access to the information they need to make informed decisions. The health and economic crisis we are currently experiencing due to COVID-19 has underscored the need for Congress to come together to increase the affordability and accessibility of medical care. “Far too many Americans are struggling with the skyrocketing cost of health care, which places severe strain on family budgets and threatens access to the care and medications they need. The last thing patients should have to worry about while they are sick or recovering is receiving an unexpected bill because they were unaware they
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were receiving out-of-network care,” said Senator Collins. “Increasing the affordability and accessibility of health care is one of my highest priorities, and this new law ending the unfair practice of surprise medical billing will help provide significant relief.” The proposal to end surprise medical billing will also allow approximately $18 billion in savings to be used to fully fund Community Health Centers, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education, and Special Diabetes Programs for three years. The bipartisan, bicameral agreement protects patients and establishes a fair payment dispute resolution process including: Holds patients harmless from surprise medical bills, including from air ambulance providers, by ensuring they are only
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Winner of First Annual Lightfest Challenge Announced YORK The York Region Chamber announced the winner of their 1st Annual Lightfest Challenge. The winner is My Wine-y Sister Wine and Food Merchants located at 2 Beach
Street in York. Founded in 2009 by brother and sister Linda Sirois and Harold Anderson, My Wine-y Sister is York’s only wine, gift and cheese shop and Maine Agency Liquor Store.
Holiday Trail of Lights Winners, More Than $25,000 Raised KENNEBUNKPORT The Holiday Trail of Lights is proud to announce the first year’s winners! In the residential category, the Weston-Siefker family’s Island of Misfit Toys on Storer Street (above) got 555 votes and raised $2,775 plus won $500
for the Sea Road School PTA. In the business category, Batson River Tasting Room (below) got 256 votes and raised $1,280 plus the $500 prize money for AWS. In all, more than $25,000 was raised for local not-for-profits. Photos courtesy of Facebook.
responsible for their in-network cost-sharing amounts, including deductibles, in both emergency situations and certain non-emergency situations where patients do not have the ability to choose
an in-network provider; Prohibits certain out-of-network providers from balance billing patients unless the provider See BILLS page 14... Have you seen our
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