Tag: health care
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PublishedNovember 14, 2018
Our View: Dentists sound alarm on our broken system
Treating dental care as an optional benefit ignores its importance to our health.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2018
Maine Voices: We should all take responsibility for our own health
Medicare for All is alluring, but the only cure for disease involves addressing the behavior that perpetuates it.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2018
Commentary: ‘Public charge’ rule on immigrants would be economic blunder
President Trump’s targeting of public benefits would make it harder for noncitizens to accomplish greatness here.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2018
Changes prompt improved CMMC safety rating
A Washington, D.C. nonprofit elevated the Lewiston hospital’s rating to an A from a C.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2018
Question 1 proposal for tax-funded home care headed for defeat
More than 60 percent of counted votes were against the home care referendum, with 72 percent of precincts reporting.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2018
Health care, Trump are core issues for voters in poll
Immigration is also a driving factor as Americans submit their ballots.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2018
Maine Voices: Declining vaccination rates play role in rise of pertussis cases
But they do not entirely explain the high incidence of whooping cough in Maine.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2018
Our View: Rural hospitals close at an alarming rate
Expanding Medicaid will help take some of the pressure off small facilities with low-income patients.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2018
Free dental care day seen as ‘a warning sign’ that Maine isn’t meeting need for coverage
Once a year, hundreds get free care, but the gesture shines a light on Maine’s status as a state without an adult Medicaid dental benefit.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2018
Elder-care researchers: Critics using invalid arguments to oppose statewide Question 1
Passage will actually help Maine’s economy, not hurt it, while funding at-home care for seniors and giving their caregivers a badly needed pay raise.
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