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PublishedAugust 13, 2015
UNE researchers pursue substitute for addictive painkillers, a factor in the heroin epidemic
If they can identify a drug that offers relief without the dependency, fewer people may get hooked on prescription pills and turn to cheaper, illegal opiates.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2015
With overdoses on the increase in Maine, a role for the public awaits
A Portland woman volunteers her help after a traumatic brush with drug abuse, and a small-town police official says 'we can't stand idly by' as addiction ruins more lives.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2015
Maine’s uninsured rate drops but remains highest in region, poll shows
Experts say Maine's 9.4 percent rate is unlikely to improve much without a Medicaid expansion, which Gov. Paul LePage opposes.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2015
Agency downgrades MaineGeneral’s bond rating, but expert foresees little effect
Moody's Investors Service and another agency cite weak financial performance as a reason for worry, but the hospital says it's turning a financial corner.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2015
Parkview pledges to keep offering services despite unexpected loss of Medicare funding
The Brunswick hospital, which is being sold to Mid Coast Health Services, is appealing a decision that cut off the reimbursements in June rather than maintaining them until the sale is final.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Augusta credit union giving out cancer treatment comfort
The campaign began in June, led by Capital Area Federal Credit Union President/CEO Diana Winkley.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2015
Maine woman’s obituary highlights loved ones’ efforts to raise awareness of heroin addiction
Coleen Sheran Singer's ex-husband acknowledged that her choices played a role in her death, but also laid blame on society and Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2015
Maine Planned Parenthood says clinics don’t donate fetal tissue from abortions for research
But the Maine Right to Life Committee, which opposes legalized abortion, says it wants an investigation into how clinics in New England states handle fetal tissue.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2015
Maine health insurance co-op is only one of its kind to earn profit last year
Most of the co-ops established under the Affordable Care Act struggled financially, federal audit shows.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2015
U.S. health-care costs expected to climb
Government forecasts say expanded insurance coverage under Obamacare, an aging population and rising demand will squeeze society's ability to pay.
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