King is pushing a resolution to reverse policies by Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
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Changes in federal drug-pricing program would hurt Maine’s rural hospitals, lawsuit says
St. Mary’s in Lewiston is a plaintiff in the suit, which targets a pilot program introduced by the Trump administration.
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ACA tax credits are set to expire. What is Maine’s congressional delegation doing?
Prospects for a deal among Democrats and Republicans are uncertain ahead of a key vote in the Senate on Thursday.
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Maine is down another trauma center. What does that mean?
There were 3 trauma centers in Maine before a Lewiston hospital decided not to recertify in December.
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Lewiston hospital can’t abandon trauma status, state says
Central Maine Medical Center would have to remain a trauma center as a condition of a California health system’s acquisition.
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Maine students report less substance use, better mental health
Health and education officials say the trend is encouraging, but more work needs to be done to support vulnerable students.
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Panel votes to end recommendation that all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine
Medical experts in Maine criticized the move, and the Maine CDC said it would continue to recommend the vaccine be given at birth.
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Sanford is ending syringe distribution and collection for a year
Many residents have expressed concerns with needle litter throughout the city. Public health experts say stopping the program — even temporarily — isn’t the solution.
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Judge denies state’s request for 500-foot buffer between anti-abortion protester and Planned Parenthood
The judge ordered that John Andrade Jr. be barred from amplifying his voice outside the clinic.
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Maine research lab awarded $30 million federal grant for modeling of human heart
The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor is the first research institution in the state to be awarded a grant of this type.