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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Maine Family Planning clinic seeks state funding in response to Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’
Maine Family Planning lost $2 million in federal funding when it opted out of the Title X program over a ban on abortion referrals and a requirement to separate reproductive health and abortion services.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2019
Commission begins studying shortage of long-term care workers in Maine
A bill passed by the Legislature created the 15-member panel to explore how to solve workforce shortages and other worker-related issues in an industry where demand continues to grow.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Sen. Collins promotes bill to fight Lyme disease in hearing UMaine’s ‘tick lab’
The senator was promoting the TICK Act, which would provide $100 million in funding to combat tick-borne diseases.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
As ‘death with dignity’ law nears, Maine doctors hesitate
Assisted suicide becomes legal in a few weeks, but health care networks and doctors are still wrestling with how they will respond to requests for assistance from patients.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
Maine regulators finalize reduced rates for Affordable Care Act coverage in 2020
Two of Maine's three Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance providers will lower their average rates for individual plans, while the other will increase its average rates by less than 1 percent.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Our View: Legislators should move forward with MaineCare dental benefit
Adding the coverage to Maine's Medicaid program has a low cost and a lot of benefit.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
MaineHealth, Anthem team up for joint insurance venture
The two organizations are collaborating on AMH Health, which will offer Medicare Advantage health insurance plans.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Our View: Loss of doctors leaving hole in rural health care
A number of promising initiatives are under way, but it is going to take a lot to reverse the trend.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Maine Voices: Resistance growing to corrupt, deceptive corporate practices
A new generation of Americans is looking to break the stranglehold that businesses have on every aspect of our lives.
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