Portland-based Community Dental has ambitious plans to expand access to oral health care for children on MaineCare and for uninsured adults.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Community health clinics struggle with impact of MaineCare cuts
Patients who lost coverage are showing up at clinics across Maine, and the cost of treating them with little or no reimbursement is creating financial problems.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC reposts ad for expert on diseases
The agency hopes to hire a state epidemiologist within the next three to four months, its director says.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Measles in 14 states, red flags in Maine
With the illness ‘just an airplane ride away,’ health officials push for vaccinations and legislators try to limit parents from opting out of them.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
LePage says dropping methadone coverage is sound, but doctors disagree
Medical authorities and recovering addicts say science is on their side: Some users need methadone.
Posted inPolitics
Keep health care law subsidies, Maine urges U.S. Supreme Court
Despite shunning the Medicaid expansion option, the state defends an integral part of the Affordable Care Act in a case that may affect coverage for millions.
Posted inNews
For Portland’s Pats fans, a super moment frozen in time
Hardcore fans perching on outdoor snow benches at The Thirsty Pig are rewarded with a dramatic Patriots victory in the final seconds.
Posted inMaine, News
Light and fluffy snow may add up to 12 inches
The snow amounts – not close to setting a weekly record – are unusual with temperatures near zero.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine Med opening state’s only 24-hour pharmacy
Hospital patients can get their prescriptions filled at the pharmacy, which also will be open to the public.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Thousands of patients lose if state cuts methadone benefit
DHHS claims Suboxone is a better treatment, but health experts disagree and question whether the state is practicing medicine.