A new report from the agency’s Office of Child and Family Services recommends 33 additional caseworkers, on top of 33 already funded by the Legislature, to handle a growing volume of abuse and neglect reports.
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Maine nonprofit lands grant to help people enroll in Medicaid
The Maine Health Access Foundation received the $750,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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DHHS commissioner: Maine’s mental health system needs work – and it’s already begun
We are working to improve prevention, care delivery and crisis treatment. Meanwhile, our public psychiatric hospitals are making progress.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine may revitalize program to counsel families of at-risk children
The state’s ‘functional family therapy’ program would hire dozens of new counselors to help families prevent problems.
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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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Maine repaid federal government $400,000 for failing to put contract out for bids
Under Gov. Paul LePage, the Department of Health and Human Services improperly administered a grant for assistance to crime victims.
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Trump proposal could end food stamps benefits for 44,000 Mainers, state says
The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.
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Waitlist swells as disabled adults seek group homes
Few workers and low reimbursement rates fuel a crisis, and lead DHHS to recommend a cognitively impaired Harpswell man relocate to Florida.
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DHHS opens temporary Biddeford office
The department closed its permanent office in Biddeford because of the condition of the building.
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Commentary: Gov. Mills’ budget raises concerns about unsustainable taxes and spending
There’s little room in the $8 billion-plus proposal to accommodate the unexpected.