Health care
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PublishedJuly 8, 2024
Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
The scaled-down platform reflects a desire by the Trump campaign to avoid giving Democrats more material for their warnings about the former president's intentions if he wins back the White House.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2024
Maine has no testing requirement for medical cannabis. Public health advocates want that to change.
As new legislation regulating marijuana takes effect, the debate about whether and how to mandate testing and potency limits for medical cannabis continues.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2024
Maine announces resource center to aid local opioid settlement spending
The attorney general’s office is putting nearly $2.5 million toward a hub that will offer assistance to Maine counties, cities and towns as they decide how to spend opioid settlement funds.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2024
U.S. will pay Moderna $176 million to develop mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine
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PublishedJuly 1, 2024
Community Clinical Services splits from St. Mary’s Health System
Though the two organizations are now legally separate, they will still work together to serve patients.
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PublishedJune 30, 2024
Ombudsman ‘not aware’ of the high number of wanderings from Maine assisted living facilities
There is no requirement to notify the office of Maine's long-term care ombudsmen when residents wander from residential care – something that happened at least 115 times from 2020 to 2022.
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PublishedJune 30, 2024
In rural Maine, efforts to provide drug treatment often met with resistance, despite high demand
Only about 2,400 people live in the Lincoln County town of Whitefield, where a 54-bed recovery residence recently opened in spite of heavy opposition.
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PublishedJune 29, 2024
Republican leaders call for probes into alleged Affordable Care Act fraud
Republicans have countered that the program’s purpose has been distorted and that Democrats have been too generous in providing federal subsidies for private health insurance.
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PublishedJune 26, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, report says
Based on a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted prematurely, it does not appear likely the court will fully resolve the issues at the heart of the case.
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PublishedJune 26, 2024
Augusta assisted living facility with history of violations slated to close in July
Capitol City Manor, a 29-bed facility on State Street, was under investigation in recent months for reports of abuse and neglect.
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