Maine Family Planning lost $2 million in federal funding when it opted out of the Title X program over a ban on abortion referrals and a requirement to separate reproductive health and abortion services.
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Commission begins studying shortage of long-term care workers in Maine
A bill passed by the Legislature created the 15-member panel to explore how to solve workforce shortages and other worker-related issues in an industry where demand continues to grow.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: King bill would ease looming physical therapist shortfall
Encouraging physical therapists to practice in underserved areas by offering them student loan relief would give more Mainers a healthier option to painkilling drugs.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Sen. Collins promotes bill to fight Lyme disease in hearing UMaine’s ‘tick lab’
The senator was promoting the TICK Act, which would provide $100 million in funding to combat tick-borne diseases.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
New Trump rule relaxes requirements that medical providers tell patients about interpreters
The administration proposal also would get loosen nondiscrimination protections in health care for LGBTQ populations, women and people with disabilities.
Posted inNation & World
Study: Heart disease progress is slowing or stalling and obesity is likely to blame
Death rates from heart disease, diabetes and stroke have been decreasing, but the rates are not decreasing as much as they once were — amplifying concerns that the obesity epidemic is undoing progress in the fight for heart health.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Willing providers rare as assisted-death law takes effect
The Death with Dignity Act becomes law on Sept. 18, making Maine the ninth state that allows prescriptions of lethal medication, but its divisiveness means patients will struggle to find care.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine regulators finalize reduced rates for Affordable Care Act coverage in 2020
Two of Maine’s three Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance providers will lower their average rates for individual plans, while the other will increase its average rates by less than 1 percent.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Legislators should move forward with MaineCare dental benefit
Adding the coverage to Maine’s Medicaid program has a low cost and high value.