Move to repeal Affordable Care Act ‘just inviting chaos,’ Maine leaders say

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Published
July 4, 2020

Move to repeal Affordable Care Act ‘just inviting chaos,’ Maine leaders say

Should the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the Trump administration's effort to overturn the law, they say, the consequences would reverberate throughout the health care system.
Published
July 3, 2020

Another 45 COVID-19 cases reported in Maine but no new deaths

Maine continues to add several dozen coronavirus cases a day as the number of out-of-state visitors increases.
Published
July 2, 2020

COVID-19 hospitalizations stay low across much of Maine

MaineGeneral in Augusta had no patients all week, while Central Maine Medical Center, Maine Med and Mercy saw upticks.
Published
July 2, 2020

With Maine tourism season here, growing number of out-of-state visitors are testing positive

Figures updated by the Maine CDC hours after the Press Herald reported that only outdated numbers were available show a near quadrupling in the pace of new cases in the last 11 days of June.
Published
July 2, 2020

Maine CDC reports 34 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths

As a holiday weekend ushers in higher numbers of out-of-state visitors, the average number of active COVID-19 cases per day has crept up, but hospitalizations remain low and the rate of positive tests is declining.
Published
June 30, 2020

Another 34 coronavirus cases, no new deaths reported in Maine

As movie theaters, bowling alleys and other businesses prepare to reopen Wednesday, the state is recording several dozen new COVID-19 cases daily – but not the large spikes seen in some southern and western states.
Published
June 29, 2020

Maine CDC investigates small COVID-19 outbreak at BIW, awaits Long Creek test results

The agency also reported one additional death on Monday, a woman in her 60s from Kennebec County, as well as 28 new coronavirus cases.
Published
June 25, 2020

Ailing Maine hospitals seek $120 million relief package from state

The state hospital association seeks the aid to offset the loss of revenue since doctors and hospitals were advised to cease non-emergency care because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
June 25, 2020

Groups call on Mills to meet with them, take bolder action on COVID-19 racial disparity

Recent data shows that Maine has the worst racial disparity for Black residents in the nation for COVID-19 cases, as infection rates rise among minority communities in Cumberland and Androscoggin counties.
Published
June 22, 2020

Mills postpones July 1 reopening for Maine bars because of virus concerns

State officials had said the July 1 date for resuming indoor service could be delayed, citing higher coronavirus transmission risks and outbreaks linked to bar reopenings in other states.