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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PublishedAugust 18, 2016
Maine Bureau of Insurance approves double-digit ACA rate increases
The hikes by three insurers won’t affect most Mainers, who are eligible for federal subsidies that offset increases.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2016
Upside to drought: Fewer deer ticks and fewer cases of Lyme disease
Scientists, however, can’t explain why two other diseases transmitted by the tiny arachnid – anaplasmosis and babesiosis – have reached all-time highs.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
LePage orders scrutiny of welfare benefits for immigrants in Maine
The move is a reaction to the case of an Iranian refugee who became radicalized while living in Freeport and was killed fighting for the Islamic State in Lebanon in 2015.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2016
Aetna backs out of plan to enter Maine health insurance marketplace
The company’s move reflects the difficulty of accurately predicting costs in a program that is just entering its fourth year.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2016
Insurance companies clamping down on overprescribing of opioids
They will warn about doses that are too high, investigate evidence of doctor shopping and set goals for reducing prescriptions.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2016
UNE event tackles link between pain and epidemic of opioid use
The audience at the Pain Summit hears from a teenager who controlled her pain with physical and behavioral therapies.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2016
Uninsured patient rule puts Bangor detox center in jeopardy
The state rule would require the facility to take 40 percent of its patients without insurance – and prove costly to any contractor.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Brunswick woman taking gamble that stem cells will restore vision
Charlene Ouellet is paying $21,000 for an experimental and controversial procedure by a doctor in Florida.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
Mercy Hospital offering buyouts to 99 employees
The buyouts come as the hospital system trims expenses while consolidating operations at its Fore River complex in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2016
As lower-dosage law nears, Maine doctors prepare to wean patients off opioids
About 16,000 Mainers are affected by the stricter mandate, and some medical professionals worry they will turn to heroin.
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