The Trump administration will file a statement of interest in a case involving hundreds of lawsuits.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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As overdose deaths soar, LePage says he’s adding treatment beds at Windham prison
But some Democrats say they haven’t seen detailed plans for additional treatment beds.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Universal home care proposal gets enough signatures to appear on Maine ballot
The proposal would pay for hiring a home health worker to care for an elderly or disabled loved one whose relatives work full time.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine Medical Center, ambulance provider to pay $1.4 million to settle claims of improper Medicare billing
The hospital will pay $600,000 and North East Mobile Health Services will pay $825,000 to resolve government allegations that the ambulance service billed for trips that were medically unnecessary.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Kid-friendly flu nasal spray gets federal OK
Two years ago, an advisory group pulled its recommendation for FluMist vaccine after research found it wasn’t working against swine flu,
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Flu cases decline slightly in Maine for week ending Feb. 10, but number remains high
Maine has reported 4,147 confirmed cases of influenza so far this season, which ends in May.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Federal office asked to rule on whether Portland violated patient privacy laws
Regulators may decide whether city officials acted properly when, without notice, they shared people’s names and contact data from more than 200 HIV cases with researchers.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
OxyContin maker to cut back marketing
Purdue announces its surprise reversal Saturday, saying it eliminated more than half its sales staff last week.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. flu season continues to get worse
The number of doctor visits for flu symptoms last week tied the level seen during the swine flu in 2009.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation & World
Maine woman tells Congress about high cost of treating arthritis
Patty Bernard of Falmouth testified that the cost her medications rose by over 125 percent when she switched to Medicare.