Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine seeks flexibility in Medicaid spending to address opioid, mental health issues
The state plans to apply for a federal waiver that would eliminate a ban on using Medicaid dollars to pay for care at substance use disorder treatment facilities with more than 16 beds.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Critics in Maine say they’ll fight Trump plan to bar abortion referrals by federally funded clinics
Maine’s governor, congressional delegation and reproductive-health providers blast the new federal rule as harmful to women and families.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Health, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Wendy Williams returns to daytime March 4
The talk show host is taking a break following complications from Graves’ disease.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News, Politics
White House ends talks on mileage standards with California, opening door to court battle
President Trump has challenged the state’s practice of setting its own rules, which it has done since the 1970s.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Bill would require all Maine schools to test for lead in drinking water
Schools with well water now must test for the harmful metal, but those on public water don’t have to test.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s whooping cough cases more than doubled in January
The state has the highest pertussis rate in the country.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Drug company used rap video to push for higher doses, sales
The video, titled “Great by Choice,” was shown during a national sales meeting in 2015 to encourage employees to talk doctors into prescribing higher doses, prosecutors said.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Researchers find clues depression may speed brain aging
Patients with depression may have a lower density of synapses than healthy people the same age.
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Flu vaccine doing relatively good job this year, officials say
Preliminary figures say the vaccine is about 47 percent effective in preventing flu illness this year.