Health care
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Vulnerable Mainers pin hopes on bill to tighten vaccination standards
Banning all non-medical exemptions to vaccinations for measles, pertussis and other infectious diseases would improve protection for Mainers – especially those with compromised immune systems.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
In Democrats’ ‘Medicare for All’ battle cry, Republicans see 2020 weapon
Republican strategists say the proposals give them an opening to use health care as a campaign issue.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Trump budget includes drastic cuts to health programs for poor, elderly, disabled
The spending plan calls for a cut of nearly $1.5 trillion in Medicaid over 10 years.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Legal dispute continues over state public health nursing program
The Attorney General's Office wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed to enforce a law requiring Maine to employ 48 public health nurses, even though the DHHS commissioner says the state supports the program.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
After unvaccinated Oregon boy contracted tetanus, it took 2 months, $800,000 to save him
A 6-year-old became Oregon's first tetanus case in more than 30 years.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Maine Medical Center plans $59 million medical office building in Scarborough
The 108,000-square-foot building on the hospital's Scarborough campus would house neurological and other medical specialties.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Health-care providers say CDC’s opioid guidelines are harming pain patients
The CDC recommendation of a daily numerical threshold for opioid use has led patients to experience unnecessary pain, says a group that includes 3 former drug czars.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Unable to afford diabetes care, Lewiston mother tells Senate committee about her frequent 911 calls
Michelle Dehetre tells the Senate Aging Committee, chaired by Sen. Susan Collins, that she can't afford the blood sugar monitor and diabetes drugs she needs.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Maine group sues Trump administration over ‘gag rule’ for family planning clinics
Health advocates have said the rule will limit access to safe abortions in Maine and nationwide.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2019
AMA, Planned Parenthood file suit against Trump over abortion funding
The administration's new rule would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title X program from making abortion referrals.
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