Health care
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Senate Democrats roll out plan to give Mainers relief from high prescription prices
Party leaders will submit a handful of bills, including one to set up a state commission with oversight authority on drug pricing and another to allow bulk importation from Canada.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Sen. King undergoes final radiation treatment for prostate cancer
The 74-year-old senator said he has 'dodged cancer three times now' – including this residual recurrence of prostate cancer – thanks to health insurance and access to care.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Vulnerable Mainers pin hopes on bill to tighten vaccination standards
Banning all non-medical exemptions to vaccinations for measles, pertussis and other infectious diseases would improve protection for Mainers – especially those with compromised immune systems.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
In Democrats’ ‘Medicare for All’ battle cry, Republicans see 2020 weapon
Republican strategists say the proposals give them an opening to use health care as a campaign issue.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Trump budget includes drastic cuts to health programs for poor, elderly, disabled
The spending plan calls for a cut of nearly $1.5 trillion in Medicaid over 10 years.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Legal dispute continues over state public health nursing program
The Attorney General's Office wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed to enforce a law requiring Maine to employ 48 public health nurses, even though the DHHS commissioner says the state supports the program.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
After unvaccinated Oregon boy contracted tetanus, it took 2 months, $800,000 to save him
A 6-year-old became Oregon's first tetanus case in more than 30 years.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Maine Medical Center plans $59 million medical office building in Scarborough
The 108,000-square-foot building on the hospital's Scarborough campus would house neurological and other medical specialties.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Health-care providers say CDC’s opioid guidelines are harming pain patients
The CDC recommendation of a daily numerical threshold for opioid use has led patients to experience unnecessary pain, says a group that includes 3 former drug czars.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Unable to afford diabetes care, Lewiston mother tells Senate committee about her frequent 911 calls
Michelle Dehetre tells the Senate Aging Committee, chaired by Sen. Susan Collins, that she can't afford the blood sugar monitor and diabetes drugs she needs.
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