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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
New autism center in Portland will aid underserved population
Maine Behavioral Healthcare’s facility opens in 2021 and will serve as many as 700 adult and pediatric patients with intellectual disabilities.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Opponents of Maine vaccine law have big lead in fundraising race
New finance reports for PACs involved in the campaigns over Question 1 show that opponents of the new vaccine law have outraised supporters 5 to 1.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Group fighting to retain vaccination law tops $58,000 in donations
The group opposes Question 1, which would overturn Maine's new law eliminating certain exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Maine needs more services for opioid treatment, state drug official says
Gordon Smith, the state's director of opioid response, tells lawmakers that access to medication-assisted treatment has improved but Maine needs more long-term recovery services such as housing, counseling and coaching.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Democrats submit bill to cut cost of primary and behavioral health care
Under the proposal by Gov. Janet Mills and top Democratic lawmakers, first visits would be free to Mainers with individual or small group Affordable Care Act coverage.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association receives grant to increase mental health awareness
"Maine’s fishermen and their communities are facing unprecedented changes that are beyond their control," The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association said.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
CMHC tells state that new equipment and location are reasons for a new cancer center in Lewiston
The proposed center, to be built by a developer and leased over 20 years, is slated to cost about $35 million. With interest and leasing costs, it is expected to cost the Lewiston-based health system about $38 million in all.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Exemptions limit benefit of Maine’s new hearing aid law
People whose employers self-insure and those who get their health care coverage through Medicare won't benefit from the law mandating coverage for hearing aids.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
New Maine law requires private insurers to cover cost of hearing aids
The law taking effect New Year's Day, requiring private health insurance companies and the state's Medicaid program to cover hearing aids, could benefit the estimated 173,000 Mainers who have hearing impairment.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2019
America still waiting for Trump’s promised replacement for Obamacare
Meanwhile, skirmishes among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are largely driving the health care debate.
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