The state’s rates top the national average, but many have made different control methods a priority.
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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Pilot program in Maine could be model to ease VA backlogs nationally
It lets some Aroostook County veterans get care at close-to-home private hospitals, reducing demand at federal facilities.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Maine co-op to offer Affordable Care insurance in New Hampshire
Maine Community Health will hire more workers and give residents in the neighboring state another insurance option next year.
Posted inNews
In rural Maine, dearth of doctors is a growing crisis
At a time when fewer young people are choosing to become primary care physicians, the state is poised to see a dramatic increase in need.
Posted inPolitics
Up to 10,000 marketplace enrollees eligible for Medicaid if it had been expanded in Maine
The estimate indicates how many residents left out of expansion got low-cost plans in the marketplace.
Posted inNews
More U.S. women waiting to have children
A national trend that’s especially evident in Maine promises to make an impact on the state’s demographics.
Posted inNews
Tax credit for rural doctors survives LePage’s veto
Breaks will reduce income tax paid by some physicians.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine Legislature overrides LePage veto of tax credits for physicians in rural areas
Credit will reduce income tax paid by rural doctors
Posted inNews
American Lung Association grades breathability of Maine counties
Bangor’s air quality is among the nation’s best, says the group’s pollution report. Not so for Portland.
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Maine mother’s death after childbirth leaves family questioning
A Lewiston woman had complications during the birth of her second child and died a few days later.