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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
Our View: Still paying the bills for LePage’s tough talk
The former governor's hard-line stance on the Riverview Psychiatric Center left the state with an unpaid bill.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Maine DHHS seeks to double number of new child protection caseworkers
A new report from the agency's Office of Child and Family Services recommends 33 additional caseworkers, on top of 33 already funded by the Legislature, to handle a growing volume of abuse and neglect reports.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Maine nonprofit lands grant to help people enroll in Medicaid
The Maine Health Access Foundation received the $750,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
DHHS commissioner: Maine’s mental health system needs work – and it’s already begun
We are working to improve prevention, care delivery and crisis treatment. Meanwhile, our public psychiatric hospitals are making progress.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
Maine may revitalize program to counsel families of at-risk children
The state's 'functional family therapy' program would hire dozens of new counselors to help families prevent problems.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2019
Medicaid expansion expected to draw more older, rural Mainers
Though many who have enrolled so far are young adults, a new report projects that older, rural Mainers with chronic health problems will eventually account for most of the Medicaid expansion population.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
Maine repaid federal government $400,000 for failing to put contract out for bids
Under Gov. Paul LePage, the Department of Health and Human Services improperly administered a grant for assistance to crime victims.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Trump proposal could end food stamps benefits for 44,000 Mainers, state says
The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Sen. Bill Diamond: Maine judiciary is something we can all be proud of
Justice has prevailed in the murder of 4-year-old Kendall Chick. Now the Legislature must act to prevent more child-abuse deaths.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Waitlist swells as disabled adults seek group homes
Few workers and low reimbursement rates fuel a crisis, and lead DHHS to recommend a cognitively impaired Harpswell man relocate to Florida.
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