The state’s director of child and family services cited the agency’s response to high profile deaths as well as a lack of attorneys to represent parents and declining support services as reasons for the increase.
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Nonprofits push legislation to reduce waiting lists for adults with intellectual disabilities
Leaders say higher reimbursements would let them hire more workers and assist more of the 1,264 people seeking services.
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Under LePage administration, state work being funneled to private sector
Privatization, aimed at saving taxpayers money or improving services, is also a trend in other states, but the results are not always positive.
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State auditor says DHHS ‘improperly managed’ over $13 million in federal funds
The auditor says Health and Human Services temporarily transferred $13.4 million earmarked for children or their families to fund a program for the elderly and adults with disabilities.
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Advocates demand answers for why state ended Healthy Maine Partnerships
The Department of Health and Human Services says there’s a better way to promote public health than having 27 local agencies, but it’s unclear how it plans to proceed.
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Maine Medical Center expansion plan will get checkup by state regulators
The state aims to ensure that projects are needed and don’t escalate costs or cause other health care facilities to close.
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Contractor says it plans to hire 140 Mainers to staff welfare-to-work program
But a leader of the state employees’ union says more than 50 state workers may be at risk because there are no guarantees they’ll get job offers from Fedcap Rehabilitation Services.
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Some advocates skeptical that fight for state benefits for asylum seekers can succeed
Several groups will join a lawsuit over new Department of Health and Human Services rules, but one organization remains doubtful.
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Sudden closing of agency that helped mentally ill brings disbelief
One ex-worker doubts Merrymeeting’s explanation and others feel blindsided as they look for jobs and worry about the impact on vulnerable clients.
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Maine labor department to host job fair for displaced employees of Merrymeeting agency
Brunswick-based Merrymeeting Behavioral Health Associates closed Friday, leaving 170 workers unemployed.