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Number of Mainers without health insurance rose 9 percent in 2013
Census data show 12,000 more people lacked coverage at a time when most states saw a decline and Maine cut 30,000 from the Medicaid rolls.
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Portland program to alter labels on powder for mixing with cocaine
Program officials said the instructions on the vitamin C powder packets were intended to reduce the risk of infections, not encourage drug use.
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Augusta mother appeals state’s ‘do-not-resuscitate order’ for severely injured baby
Aleah M. Peaslee was 6 months old when she was rushed to the hospital on Dec. 21 with injuries doctors found were consistent with being shaken.
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Maine AG seeks reinstatement of Riverview certification
The state argues that it submitted the proper correction plans and that it “was denied a hearing” about its efforts to fix deficiences at the state psychiatric hospital in Augusta.
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ALS ice bucket challenge expected to boost research funds
Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor expects the influx of money to increase demand for their genetically engineered mice for ALS research.
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MaineCare payments restored to mental health agencies accused of fraud
The state restored MaineCare payments to Augusta-area Umbrella Mental Health and AngleZ Behavioral Health in July, a year after suspending payments.
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Franklin Community Health Network to join MaineHealth Oct. 1
The Farmington-based health network got approval from the state Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday to join the Portland-based system.
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Waterville physician Gosselin’s medical license remains suspended
A judge denied the request for a stay while a 450 day suspension is appealed.
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Ruling on Gosselin’s medical license due Friday
A lawyer for the Waterville doctor, in Kennebec County Superior Court on Wednesday, claimed due process was violated when Gosselin’s license was taken.