Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2016
Maine’s rural hospitals struggling to survive seismic changes in health care
As technology and health care trends drive patients to larger hospitals for most surgical procedures, the state’s smaller, local hospitals are left with few options for maintaining their own financial health.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2016
FairPoint laying off workers in northern New England
Between 35 and 49 people in Maine are expected to be laid off by the telecommunications company, which settled a contentious strike last year.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
Drug overdose deaths in Maine now averaging 1 a day
Deaths this year – mostly from heroin, prescription opioids and fentanyl – totaled a record 286 through September, amid calls for more action to alleviate the crisis.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2016
White House visit by Portland addiction collaborative could pave the way to opioid funding
Portland, if it gets the grant, will be among the first Pay for Success programs to address the growing opioid epidemic.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2016
Federal agency removing pain management survey questions to address opioid crisis
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was among the senators who initiated the effort to ask the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change the questionnaire hospitals give to discharged patients.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2016
Federal law may supersede new Maine rule denying lottery winners food stamps
The state Department of Health and Human Services announces a new rule that would terminate benefits for winners of $5,000 or more.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2016
Advocates say proposed cuts would affect 5,000 Maine adults with disabilities
The critics, at a news conference prior to a public hearing, say new rules would force agencies to cut their staff, reducing services to clients.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2016
Sides at pot legalization forum debate whether referendum would allow use by children
The attorney general’s position that Question 1 repeals laws against possession by juveniles has become a central issue in the marijuana campaign.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2016
Tenacious Medicaid supporters ready for 2018 Maine ballot battle
If the Legislature doesn’t approve Medicaid expansion, advocates devise a backup plan.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2016
Group will launch signature drive for Medicaid expansion in Maine
Attempts to expand the Medicaid program for low-income residents have been thwarted five times by LePage vetoes.
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