Maine’s senior senator says she won’t vote for the bill being drafted by her Republican colleagues if it hasn’t been analyzed by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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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University of New England gets $10.7 million to research alternatives to opioids
The federal grant will more than double funds for biomedical research already underway into treatments that aren’t addictive.
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MaineHealth cancer network gets $10 million grant from Harold Alfond Foundation
The five-year grant will speed up delivery of services, including access to clinical trials and locating treatment close to patients.
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Maine legislators set aside bill to end twice-a-year clock changes
The proposal to move Maine into the same zone as the Canadian Maritimes was tied to the approval of similar legislation in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Creator adds, subtracts as Portland street puppets march on
Thousands of people pour into downtown Portland each June for the food, music and fun event, including the street walk of carnival-inspired characters provided by Shoestring Theater.
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Mercy Hospital expansion project won’t start before 2021
The hospital denies that a downgrade of its credit rating affected its plans for an $80 million to $100 million expansion at its Fore River complex.
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U.S. demands return of $51 million in federal funds that Maine spent at Riverview
The state was warned that it was improper to use the money after the psychiatric facility was decertified in 2013, an official says, as the loss of funds sparks finger-pointing in Augusta.
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Sen. Collins says Indiana’s plan to expand Medicaid could be a model for Maine
The Republican senator, who may run for governor in 2018, says she could support an expansion that allows for managed care plans and contributions by enrollees.
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Maine would be among first states to impose work requirements, premiums on Medicaid recipients
The LePage administration proposal would be among the first to test how the Trump administration will run the Medicaid program.
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Republican health plan would leave nearly 117,000 fewer Mainers insured, report says
The estimate by a left-leaning think tank is based on an analysis of the CBO report on the impact of the House-passed ACA replacement plan.