The illness produces more severe symptoms than Lyme disease and is more difficult to detect; reported cases surged from 52 five years ago to 433 so far this year.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Sen. King requests open enrollment extension for Affordable Care Act insurance
He says Mainers should have more time to sign up for coverage because many in the state went days without power and internet access following last week’s storm.
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Maine’s ballot-box expansion of Medicaid likely to inspire referendums elsewhere
From Idaho to Utah to Kansas, where lawmakers have resisted the added health care coverage, groups now have ‘something to emulate.’
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Hospitals at center stage of Medicaid expansion debate
Maine’s rural hospitals in particular would be stronger financially, but critics say hospitals ought to be providing charitable care, since they enjoy tax-exempt status as nonprofits.
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Cost of 2018 premiums for many Mainers’ ACA plans: $0
President Trump’s move to end cost-sharing reductions means those on bronze plans earning from 100% to 225% of the poverty level would have only deductibles and co-pays.
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Roads remain closed, traffic snarls continue on day after storm
With traffic lights darkened because of widespread power outages, commuters have to creep through busy intersections.
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Falmouth psychiatrist’s license permanently revoked
Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros signed an agreement on Oct. 23 that states the state medical board has evidence of ‘fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.’
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LePage criticizes Maine hospitals, CEOs for supporting Medicaid expansion
The governor, taking particular aim at Maine Medical Center CEO Richard Petersen, argues that Maine taxpayers would shoulder an added burden.
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Addicts may benefit from an expansion of Medicaid
Uninsured Mainers can’t afford treatment, and hospitals are bearing the rising costs of unreimbursed emergency room care for opioid addiction.
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Emily’s List brings recruitment effort to Portland
The women’s advocacy group, now led by Emily Cain of Orono, holds a training session for potential political candidates.