Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, Schools and Education
30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine health care advocates cheer legislative victories
But their satisfaction at securing new MaineCare dental benefits, an insulin safety net and higher pay for direct care workers is tempered by failures to ban flavored tobacco and rein in drug prices.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Alzheimer’s mistake by the FDA is already getting worse
Now drugmaker Eli Lilly is pushing forward with another unproven treatment on the basis of limited evidence.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I voted for Trump, but Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan will be my lifeline
I’m a Maine veteran who works two jobs, and I can’t afford the home care my wife desperately needs. The president’s bills will help us and millions of people like us.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Controversial new Alzheimer’s drug gives patients in Maine hope
The treatment developed by Biogen could slow its progression, but health professionals and researchers are divided on whether the FDA was right to approve it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Father’s Day wish for dads – take care of your health
Your kids care about you, and they want you to care about yourselves.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Generic prescriptions deliver savings for Maine patients
An op-ed and an editorial praising proposed state regulations overlook the fact that brand-name drugs are consistently more costly to Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Harvard Pilgrim parent group renamed Point32Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, which announced plans to merge with Tufts Health Plan in 2019, will retain its existing brand.
Posted inNation & World
AMA doctors meet amid backlash over racial equity plan
The sweeping plan to eliminate structural racism and bias in health care is criticized by some as reverse discrimination.