A lawsuit over the award process alleges inconsistencies created a ‘fundamental unfairness.’
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Maine health advocates’ 2025 priorities include higher tobacco tax, AI protections
Groups also hope to see legislation addressing the health care worker shortage and medical cannabis.
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Maine businesses say H-1B visas are critical to filling labor gaps
Trump allies are split over the program that brings skilled foreign workers to labs, hospitals, universities and tech companies in Maine.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
An Oasis of compassion within capitalism
In a season of dinner parties and holiday gatherings, allow me to share with you my favorite dinner party question: What do you think was the first marker of civilization, and why? Some of the more popular answers inevitably revolve around tools, weapons, the written word or religion. Every now and then, you’ll get a […]
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Report shows growing need in residential care facilities
Researchers found 54% of Mainers in residential care had been diagnosed with dementia, compared to 51% in nursing homes.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The only solution to our health care dilemma
I had emergency surgery a while back, and the results were so positive that when I went for my follow-up visit, there was little to say. So I asked the surgeon how he would untangle the grievous mess that is the U.S. health care system. “Take the profit motive out of medicine,” was the response. […]
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Harvard Pilgrim will continue covering HIV drugs, following state investigation
The reversal comes after a state investigation and charges by advocacy groups that proposed policy changes would violate the Affordable Care Act.
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Justice Department, Maine settle lawsuit over treatment of children with disabilities
The federal agency sued the state in September, saying Maine was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Politics
Public health advocates rail against Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. for Cabinet post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made false claims about vaccines, has been tapped to become health and human services secretary in the Trump administration.
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More than 1,500 Mainers will get relief from $1.8 million in medical debts
A local nonprofit partnered with a national charity to wipe out $1.8 million in unpaid medical bills.
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