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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Our View: Tooth care is health care, Mainers’ stories show
Legislators shouldn’t hesitate to expand dental care benefits under MaineCare.
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Direct care workers urge lawmakers to raise pay rates to combat staffing shortages
A workforce shortage and low wages have created a crisis for those who need help from direct care workers. On Monday, some workers made their case for a pay hike to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
Committee approves bill on party lines to restore MaineCare benefits to noncitizen immigrants
The measure cleared the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee with majority Democrats favoring the change and Republicans opposing it.
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PublishedApril 20, 2021
Commentary: Let’s close gaps in MaineCare to achieve health equity for all Mainers
For the well-being of every resident and Maine’s economy, everyone needs access to affordable care, regardless of their immigration status.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Sen. Sanborn: Access to affordable health coverage critical to combating, containing COVID-19
The need has never been more apparent than it is now, amid a pandemic and an economic downturn.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Commentary: We can do better by Mainers with intellectual disabilities, their caregivers
Federal COVID aid can boost front-line workers’ pay and ensure internet access for every disabled child.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
State seeks to boost pay for workers who care for disabled Mainers
Workers who provide direct care to adults with autism or intellectual disabilities were left out of an emergency funding package in March that increased reimbursement rates for other home-care workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Lawmakers want to put $8.5 million toward addressing ‘crisis’ in Maine home-care industry
The proposal comes weeks after a large home-care provider for elderly and disabled people announced it will close in April, in part because of low reimbursement rates for workers.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
Commission calls for pay hike for workers who provide home care for senior citizens
How much the increase to 125% of the state's minimum wage would cost the state is not yet clear.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2020
Commentary: Time to reform Maine’s services for adults with intellectual disabilities
State Department of Health and Human Services officials roll out a plan to fulfill the promises made when the Pineland Center was closed.
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