To say that we are lucky to live where we live when it comes to healthcare would be an understatement. And according to this new ranking of best hospitals in the world, Boston, Massachusetts, has two in the top 20.
Hospitals are lobbying state lawmakers to begin paying off Maine's Medicaid debt. The state owes hospitals $186 million dating back to 2009. That needs to be paid. That debt is a road block to $298 million in federal matching funds that hospital officials say they need desperately.
A national group has found 13 rural hospitals to be the best in the United States. But get this, out of the 13, five are in Maine! Maine is the only state to have more than one rural hospital on the list.