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Maine joins growing list of states protecting healthcare providers …

WebMaine will have a “shield law” that protects the state’s health professionals who provide reproductive and gender-affirming care from being targeted by other states’ …

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Supporters and critics of gender-affirming healthcare vote down …

WebAs proposed last spring by Rep. Laurie Osher of Orno, the bill would have prohibited Maine from enforcing out-of-state orders to remove a child from a guardian’s …

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Maine expands detox options to address ongoing overdose crisis

WebLast June, the Maine Office of Behavioral Health allocated $6 million to providers for renovation and startup costs for residential withdrawal and substance use …

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Citing benefits to health and gender equity, supporters call to

WebThe legislature is considering a proposal to provide more funding for sexual health education in Maine, a longtime statewide requirement that some healthcare …

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Maine Bureau of Insurance warns about scams when searching …

WebThe Maine Bureau of Insurance on Monday warned customers to be careful when searching online for health insurance, warning that they could end unintentionally …

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Bill protecting reproductive, gender-affirming health care …

WebA proposed “shield law” in Maine designed to protect healthcare providers from other states’ bans on reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare advanced out of committee Thursday with a favorable but split vote along party lines.. The Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee voted 8-4, with Democrats in favor and …

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Amid turmoil, Maine DHHS announces new director and audit of …

WebGovernment + Politics; Public Health; Amid turmoil, Maine DHHS announces new director and audit of child welfare agency Acting director Bobbi Johnson will take …

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Advocates celebrate funding for recovery community centers, say …

WebLawmakers and advocates praised action taken by the Maine Legislature in the final hours of this year’s session to pass and fund a bill creating a sustainable revenue source for the more than 20 recovery community centers in the state.

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Lawmakers unveil proposals to rein in Mainers’ medical debt burden

WebA pair of senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled legislation to combat medical debt, an issue impacting over 40% of Mainers. Senate President Troy Jackson …

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Renewed energy to address Maine’s ‘broken’ mental health care …

WebMaine’s mental health care system is fractured and scattered, with chronic underfunding and gaps in services that prevent many from accessing the care they need. That’s what providers, advocates and lawmakers pushing for change say. And although progress has been made during the Mills administration to begin rectifying these issues, …

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Rebuilding our mental health system takes money and time. Gun …

WebAn annual report by national nonprofit Mental Health America ranks Maine 26th in the nation—smack in the middle, but the worst in New England—in terms of …

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States opting to expand health coverage to immigrants despite …

WebA growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization, even as …

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Spending on health care in US rises to $4.5 trillion in 2022; a return

WebAfter skyrocketing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and then tempering almost as dramatically a year later, health care spending in the U.S rose just …

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Gun violence as a public health crisis explored by U.S. Senate

WebWASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Tuesday discussed how to treat gun violence as a public health crisis, in hopes of building upon …

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Hospitals plead with Congress to avert $8 billion in cuts in …

WebD.C. Bureau; Government + Politics; Public Health; Hospitals plead with Congress to avert $8 billion in cuts in Medicaid funding Maine is the only state where the uninsured rate increased between 2021 and 2022

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Last-minute bill to protect reproductive and gender care in Maine …

Web“We have Mainers and patients who come to Maine in need of reproductive health care or gender-affirming care and as a Legislature we cannot ignore this,” Perry …

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Proposed cuts to health initiatives, childcare and other supports

WebGovernment + Politics; Immigration; Public Health; Proposed cuts to health initiatives, childcare and other supports blasted in budget hearing The Mills administration defended its proposal as striking the balance ‘between making timely investments to address urgent needs…and saving money to ensure that our state continues to stand on …

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Coalition of 34 climate, health groups announce legislative …

WebIn a fact sheet on the bill, the coalition said a lack of sovereignty has caused the Wabanaki to miss out economic development, health care, housing and environment …

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Gov. Mills signs supplemental budget into law • Maine Morning Star

WebGov. Janet Mills on Monday signed the supplemental budget advanced by legislative Democrats last week after extensive late-night debate. The budget includes …

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