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PublishedDecember 31, 2018
Incoming Legislature, governor say 1st priority is protecting Mainers’ health coverage
Legislation backed by Gov.-elect Janet Mills and incoming Democratic lawmakers would protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and comes while a court ruling to overturn parts of the ACA is under appeal.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2018
Maine’s Lyme disease cases declined sharply in 2018
Experts believe the nearly 30 percent drop imay be related to the dry summer, although more research is needed.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Democrats who aim to shift health care debate are warming to Medicare for All
It would be a long-term goal, but they hope to get the public accustomed to the thought of a single-payer system in which everyone has coverage.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Mills can torpedo LePage’s Medicaid work requirements, experts say
Gov.-elect Janet Mills says she wants legal experts to evaluate what laws allow her to do, knowing that nearly 17,000 people lost their benefits in the first state that implemented similar rules.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2018
MaineHealth leading study of potential ‘game changer’ for families affected by autism
The goal is to learn whether wearable devices that monitor physiological signals can better predict aggressive episodes.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2018
Federal government approves LePage request for work requirements for Medicaid
The policy shift also could require some of the 258,000 low-income Mainers who receive health insurance under MaineCare to pay monthly premiums.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
Medication for opioid use disorder Maine’s 2nd-most-prescribed drug
A data set now required by law shows that only a common blood pressure drug topped Suboxone, revealing the depth of the state's opioid crisis, although short-term scripts can skew the figures.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
King joins 48 senators calling for president to condemn Texas judge’s ACA ruling
Republican Sen. Susan Collins did not sign the letter released Wednesday, but said she disagreed with the judge's finding that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
ACA enrollment down slightly in Maine and across the nation
More than 71,000 Mainers signed up for the health insurance coverage, about a 5 percent decrease from last year.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2018
The number of high school students who vape surged last year, study shows
Researchers say they've never seen a drug's popularity explode the way vaping did among teenagers.
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