Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2013
MaineCare ride system favors certain patients
Because drivers can earn mileage for several at once, methadone patients almost always get rides.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2013
MaineCare ride provider has history of problems
The contractor hired to coordinate rides for Maine Medicaid recipients was forced to drop a contract in Wisconsin.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013
MaineCare ride complaint reports fail to add up
The state questions totals reported by companies running the system.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2013
Maine won’t drop broken rides system for state’s poor
Despite thousands of complaints, a top official says it’s too early to cancel company contracts, and that MaineCare is pressing for fixes.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013
Legislators push for quick solution on rides for Maine’s poor
A lawmaker who has received some of the 2,000-plus complaint calls says they are ‘heartbreaking.’
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PublishedAugust 12, 2013
Expert: Mess with Maine Medicaid rides was avoidable
A Washington-based expert on Medicaid says that federal rules would not have forced the program overhaul that has kept some poor Mainers from getting rides to health care appointments.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2013
Fatal Windham fire deemed accidental
Parker Blanchard, 25, is declared dead in his third-floor apartment while other tenants escape.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2013
MaineCare contractors must follow strict rules
Those who provide rides have to track complaints and limit them to one percent of their clients or less.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2013
Amid troubles, some ask: Why revamp Maine ride system?
New federal rules and money were factors as officials, some skeptical, agreed to changes in the program for Maine’s poor.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2013
Sen. Collins: Bipartisan bills would help businesses
She touts proposed changes in the tax law that would make certain tax deductions permanent and double the maximum allowable deduction for start-up expenses.
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