A data set now required by law shows that only a common blood pressure drug topped Suboxone, revealing the depth of the state’s opioid crisis, although short-term scripts can skew the figures.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: State saves money at expense of people who need special health care
Diverting DHHS funds for community-based services to other purposes, like a new 16-bed psychiatric facility, is unfair and can cause hardships.
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Surgeon general urges ‘aggressive steps’ to keep e-cigarettes from kids
The move comes as federal officials are scrambling to address an alarming growth in teen vaping that public health officials fear could undermine decades of declining tobacco use.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
Health services access groups in Connecticut, Maine merging
The combining of Qualidigm and Maine Quality Counts will create a network of offices in New England.
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Maine Voices: This party girl learned of disabled people’s struggle – the hard way
It took breaking my neck and becoming paralyzed to realize how cruel and inhumane our system is.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Life & Culture, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
ACA sign-ups in Maine appear to be down as deadline for 2019 nears
Republican moves to undercut the Affordable Care Act may be the cause, but another reason may be that more Mainers are just keeping their current plans.
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Maine Voices: U.S. health system makes comparing costs an onerous process
The single-payer framework isn’t perfect, but it’s better than one where patients try in vain to price complex procedures.
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Photos from the past: 100 years ago, Mercy Hospital opened for patients in a deadly flu epidemic
Originally called Queen’s Hospital, the Portland health care institution has been a passion project of the Sisters of Mercy.
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Commentary: More dental hygiene therapists would mitigate a Maine crisis
The state’s dentists are graying and few in number in places where their services are most needed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: State statistics don’t fully reflect impact of Lyme disease
The problem is much more serious than public health officials and doctors are willing to admit.