Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2016
Maine’s rural hospitals struggling to survive seismic changes in health care
As technology and health care trends drive patients to larger hospitals for most surgical procedures, the state’s smaller, local hospitals are left with few options for maintaining their own financial health.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2016
FairPoint laying off workers in northern New England
Between 35 and 49 people in Maine are expected to be laid off by the telecommunications company, which settled a contentious strike last year.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
Drug overdose deaths in Maine now averaging 1 a day
Deaths this year – mostly from heroin, prescription opioids and fentanyl – totaled a record 286 through September, amid calls for more action to alleviate the crisis.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2016
White House visit by Portland addiction collaborative could pave the way to opioid funding
Portland, if it gets the grant, will be among the first Pay for Success programs to address the growing opioid epidemic.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2016
Federal agency removing pain management survey questions to address opioid crisis
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was among the senators who initiated the effort to ask the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change the questionnaire hospitals give to discharged patients.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2016
Greater Portland collaborative seeking millions in funding to combat opioid crisis
The collaborative will go to the White House next week in hopes of securing an investment for badly needed sober housing.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2016
State awards contract for Bangor-area drug detox center
The 10-bed facility is expected to fill a critical need in northern Maine, helping about 700 people a year go through addiction withdrawal.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2016
Federal law may supersede new Maine rule denying lottery winners food stamps
The state Department of Health and Human Services announces a new rule that would terminate benefits for winners of $5,000 or more.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2016
New DHHS rules would hurt 5,000 Maine adults with disabilities, critics say
If adopted, the rules would cut reimbursements for daily living support to patients, according to a group of families and service providers.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2016
Sides at pot legalization forum debate whether referendum would allow use by children
The attorney general’s position that Question 1 repeals laws against possession by juveniles has become a central issue in the marijuana campaign.
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