Authorities say the latest effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act will likely raise costs and generate more medical bankruptcies.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
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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With DHHS under scrutiny in children’s deaths, agency’s chief announces his retirement
Ricker Hamilton has run the Department of Health and Human Services since May 2017, a time in which questions have been raised about its handling of child abuse cases.
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Expanded opioid treatment program lauded by Reps. Pingree and Joe Kennedy
The medication-assisted treatment offered in Biddeford by MaineHealth is one of eight locations in a program that will be move into Portland next year.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Robots an increasing presence in Maine operating rooms
The number of robot-assisted surgeries continues to rise, sparking debate about cost and competition.
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High bacteria levels prompt advisory for swimmers at Portland’s East End Beach
The elevated numbers are not related to last week’s sewage spill, the city’s spokeswoman says.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine women lobby Sens. Collins and King to vote against Trump’s high court nominee
The women are part of a lobbying effort by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which sees Brett Kavenaugh’s nomination as a threat to legal abortion.
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LePage slams employee union whose members spoke out about problems in child protection system
Two days after saying that caseworkers’ concerns are ‘being heard,’ the governor accuses the Maine State Employees Association of trying to take credit for his reforms.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Maine receives federal waiver that will help lower ACA insurance premiums
Officials allow the state to revive its reinsurance program to help individuals and reduce risk for insurers.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Politics
State senator’s lawsuit says LePage is flouting law calling for more public health nurses
Sen. Brownie Carson of Brunswick questions whether the governor intervened in the hiring of several dozen nurses to fill vacant positions.
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ACLU sues after Maine jail system denies inmate access to medication for opioid addiction
The suit was filed on behalf of a Caribou man who has been in recovery for five years and uses Suboxone, a medication used for long-term treatment of opioid use disorder.