Also known as PFAS, the chemicals have been linked to decreased fertility, developmental delays and increased risk of cancer.
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As enrollment deadline approaches, ACA premiums set to spike in Maine
The average ACA premium for 2026 is projected to increase 77% in Maine.
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Collins, King vote for Democrat-led health care subsidies extension
Collins voted to advance both a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and a Republican alternative, while King voted only in favor of the Democratic plan.
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Why Angus King and Susan Collins of Maine voted to rebuke Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
King is pushing a resolution to reverse policies by Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
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Changes in federal drug-pricing program would hurt Maine’s rural hospitals, lawsuit says
St. Mary’s in Lewiston is a plaintiff in the suit, which targets a pilot program introduced by the Trump administration.
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ACA tax credits are set to expire. What is Maine’s congressional delegation doing?
Prospects for a deal among Democrats and Republicans are uncertain ahead of a key vote in the Senate on Thursday.
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Maine is down another trauma center. What does that mean?
There were 3 trauma centers in Maine before a Lewiston hospital decided not to recertify in December.
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Lewiston hospital can’t abandon trauma status, state says
Central Maine Medical Center would have to remain a trauma center as a condition of a California health system’s acquisition.
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Maine students report less substance use, better mental health
Health and education officials say the trend is encouraging, but more work needs to be done to support vulnerable students.
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Panel votes to end recommendation that all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine
Medical experts in Maine criticized the move, and the Maine CDC said it would continue to recommend the vaccine be given at birth.