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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
In nursing homes, impoverished residents live final days on pennies
A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Long-used abortion pill in U.S. under threat in Texas lawsuit
A federal judge is being asked to revoke or suspend the FDA's drug's approval of the drug 23 years ago, an unprecedented challenge to the federal agency's role.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies
Long after Maine's first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it endangered their lives
The group wants clarification of the law, which they say is written vaguely and has made medical professionals wary of facing liability if the state does not consider the situation a medical emergency.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Maine launches campaign to ensure MaineCare recipients don’t lose health insurance
Residents who lost MaineCare eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic were allowed to continue receiving it, but now they must obtain other health insurance.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Foreign-trained health professionals could be part of the solution to a workforce shortage
The problem is physicians who have immigrated to Maine have a winding, expensive path to reclaiming positions they held elsewhere.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Owner of New England addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Recovery Connection Centers of America provided little or no services while billing Medicare and other insurers as if they had, authorities said.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2023
Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program
As states begin checking eligibility for Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2023
Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
A federal mandate for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been in place nationally for a year.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available as an over-the-counter medication.
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