The Maine CDC distributed 400 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to 4 independent primary care practices around the state this week but won’t be able to ship any next week because of reduced supply.
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Maine Growers Alliance: All we’re asking for is a fair shake
Changes in medical cannabis rules are needed, but a state proposal will drive up the cost without making patients safer.
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Medical cannabis studies ramp up, offering hope to some opioid users
Some researchers believe cannabis can help wean prescription opioid users off the addictive and potentially deadly drugs. Others aren’t so sure.
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Maine Senate president: Maine Med nurses deserve to be heard. With a union, they will be.
By banding together, the nurses who have been there for patients like me will be better able to speak out and improve their own health and safety conditions.
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ACA expansion to boost subsidies for most of 63,000 Mainers with coverage
The average monthly premium reduction is $50, but some could see hundreds of dollars in savings on their health insurance each month.
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Group lines up support for nurses’ union at Maine Medical Center
A letter backing the labor union effort for registered nurses at Maine’s largest hospital garnered at least 1,500 signatures, according to a pro-union group.
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Maine Voices: Maine has history of withholding treatment from inmates. COVID is no exception
As a doctor who serves on one jail’s Board of Visitors says, ‘No one should be sentenced to lack of health care.’
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Maine Voices: I’m a longtime nurse at Maine Medical Center, and I don’t support a union
Why would we pay dues that would give us benefits we already have and make the patient a secondary consideration?
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Maine official warns against Affordable Care Act enrollment scams
‘We’ve received complaints from consumers who purchased plans they thought provided comprehensive coverage, but that actually have very limited benefits,’ says Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa.
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Maine Democratic leaders pitch COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights
Lawmakers hold a public hearing on L.D. 1, which would waive all copayments for testing and vaccinations.