Community Health Options is seeking $5.7 million in reimbursements promised under the Affordable Care Act.
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Trump administration opens door to work requirements for Mainers who benefit from Medicaid
The move pleases Gov. LePage because Maine has asked the government if it can make benefits dependent upon having a job, training for one, volunteering or doing community service.
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Number of drug-affected babies born in Maine declines for the first time in over a decade
The decrease to 952 cases in 2017 came after a long period of increases coinciding with rising opioid use, but treatment experts say the epidemic still has the state firmly in its grip.
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Study suggests ibuprofen may be disruptive to male hormones
Concentrated doses appear to cause hypogonadism, a condition linked to infertility, in young, healthy men.
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Maine bill would require vaccine against meningococcal meningitis
Students between 11 and 20 would be required to receive the vaccination against the disease that causes infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord.
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Lyme disease vaccine sees only plodding progress
The FDA has approved clinical trials for one vaccine, but it will likely be years before a product goes to market to prevent a disease that affects at least 30,000 people in the U.S. each year.
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Maine researchers explore link between climate change and Lyme disease
Academic and health care investigators are learning more about the complex web of factors driving the expansion of tick habitat, including global warming.
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ACA bills that Sen. Collins tied to her vote for tax overhaul could be delayed longer
It’s not clear when Congress might get to the two measures Collins sought as an offset to the impacts of the tax reform bill, which eliminated the mandate that all Americans have health insurance.
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Maine restoring public health nursing workforce
The Department of Health and Human Services is on its way to filling 50 positions to comply with a new state law motivated in part by a critical need for services in rural areas.
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Maine hospitals seeing surge in flu cases, mostly of more severe type
The state reports 373 cases and 99 hospitalizations through Dec. 23, up from 52 total cases for a similar period last year.