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V O L . X X X I I N O. X V J U LY 1 3 , 2 0 2 6 4 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Andrew Holub Michelle Phillips EVENTS & MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Allison Spies DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Leah Allen A division of New England Business Media LLC P R E S I D E N T / C E O Tom Curtin CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Andrea Tetzlaff DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster, Claire, William HOSPITALITY EMERITUS M.J., Malcolm, Zoey PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen DEPUTY EDITOR Renee Cordes DIGITAL EDITOR Alexis Wells SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Tina Fischer MAINEBIZ IS COMMITTED TO ACCURATE, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COVERAGE OF BUSINESS NEWS IN THE STATE OF MAINE. C O N T E N T S Turning setbacks into superpowers How these Maine business leaders overcame health and learning challenges 14 18 Healing health care A movement is growing to provide health care through monthly subscription fees 22 Maine's largest assisted living and skilled nursing communities Ranked by number of assisted living & skilled nursing beds H E A LT H C A R E / W E L L N E S S F O C U S C L I N I C S P O P P I N G U P I N U N D E R S E R V E D A R E A S A RO U N D M A I N E — S E E PA G E 1 3 » Eliah Thanhauser, 40, co-founder and president at North Spore, had eye surgery four years ago to correct visual impairment. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY 14 18 P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F RO S E H E N N I N G S E N Nurse practitioner Kathleen McKeon opened Middle Path Health in Kennebunk in January, part of a growing number of direct primary care practices.

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