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PublishedSeptember 18, 2019
Vaccine bill passed by lawmakers likely headed for statewide vote
Opponents of the new requirement for school-age immunizations submit more than enough valid signatures to challenge the law on the March ballot.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2019
Medicaid expansion expected to draw more older, rural Mainers
Though many who have enrolled so far are young adults, a new report projects that older, rural Mainers with chronic health problems will eventually account for most of the Medicaid expansion population.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Maine Family Planning clinic seeks state funding in response to Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’
Maine Family Planning lost $2 million in federal funding when it opted out of the Title X program over a ban on abortion referrals and a requirement to separate reproductive health and abortion services.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2019
Commission begins studying shortage of long-term care workers in Maine
A bill passed by the Legislature created the 15-member panel to explore how to solve workforce shortages and other worker-related issues in an industry where demand continues to grow.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2019
CBD use costs Wells woman a job, points to disconnect in employment law
Temp worker Audra Dieffenbach applied for a full-time job at MaineHealth but failed a federally required drug test because the legal supplement she uses to relieve pain left too much THC in her system.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Central Maine Healthcare CEO teases additions, improvements
Jeff Brickman said two or three new urgent care centers by the end of next summer.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
Maine plans state-based marketplace for Affordable Care Act insurance
The state would conduct its own marketing, outreach and assistance to help people sign up for health insurance.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
In landmark ruling, judge orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in opioid crisis
Several similar lawsuits against drug manufacturers have been filed in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
Central Maine Healthcare’s physician turnover turns around
The hospital system hired more health care providers this past year than it had the previous two years combined, and those new employees are sticking around. But some say problems remain.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
In Maine and nation, swift fallout from quitting federal family planning program
Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning are having to tap reserves, intensify fundraising efforts.
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