Commentary: Time to reform Maine’s services for adults with intellectual disabilities

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Published
January 27, 2020

Commentary: Time to reform Maine’s services for adults with intellectual disabilities

State Department of Health and Human Services officials roll out a plan to fulfill the promises made when the Pineland Center was closed.
Published
January 26, 2020

Our View: Maine’s opioid epidemic is far from over

We're doing most of the right things to save lives. We just need to do more.
Published
January 23, 2020

Advocates for Maine dental bill press Mills for support

An advocacy group presented 1,500 signed postcards to the governor's office, urging her to back a measure to give dental benefits to adult Medicaid recipients. The change would help roughly 70,000 people receive preventive care.
Published
January 21, 2020

Maine plans to review reimbursement rates for Medicaid programs

Some providers say the rates have been static for years, and are so low that services are at risk.
Published
December 9, 2019

Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes

The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.
Published
December 8, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Collins should answer for Pharma donations

Maine's senior senator is among the many lawmakers who have taken campaign cash from the companies that promoted opioid use.
Published
December 3, 2019

Maine Compass: End insurance wait periods for children’s dental treatment

Tooth decay progresses more quickly in children, making a common insurance industry practice dangerous.
Published
November 14, 2019

Commentary: ‘Surprise billing’ measures will jeopardize rural Maine hospitals

Federal rate setting will add to the serious challenges already faced by full-service health centers.
Published
October 3, 2019

Our View: Still paying the bills for LePage’s tough talk

The former governor's hard-line stance on the Riverview Psychiatric Center left the state with an unpaid bill.
Published
September 22, 2019

Our View: Abortion funding and assisted-dying laws can now go into effect

Maine government will no longer discriminate against poor women who need abortions, or prevent the terminally ill from deciding when they have suffered enough.