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‘Health care is a human right’: Advocates urge full reinstatement of

WEBWhen Amran Osman injured her back, her lack of health insurance forced her to face a stark choice. “I was a student and I had to pay for school, so it was either …

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Hospital employees call on MaineHealth to take concrete steps to

WEBEmployees at MaineHealth are circulating a petition calling on Maine’s largest health care organization to take concrete steps to address the systemic racism that …

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Expanded Medicaid program restores health coverage to some

WEBImmigrants under 21 and those who are pregnant can now receive health care through the state’s Medicaid program in a move that partially restores benefits …

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Wabanaki Public Health helps protect Indigenous communities …

WEBSockabasin added that public health data when it comes to Wabanaki people in Maine is often flawed and has the potential to underestimate the burden of an …

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‘Food is medicine’ says lawmaker working to include nutrition in

WEBThere is consensus among the state’s medical professionals that for patients with specific health conditions, improved nutrition leads to better health outcomes. …

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Maine group launches campaign to put universal health care on …

WEBThe initiative is being put forward by Maine Health Care Action, a campaign launched by the organization Maine AllCare. A summary of the ballot measure says it …

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Patients frustrated over upcoming closure of MaineHealth long

WEBThe closure of the MaineHealth clinic has long been rumored. In May, South Portland resident and long COVID patient Marie Follayttar, who runs the political action …

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Report highlights mental health struggles of Maine’s kids

WEBChildren's advocacy groups are sounding the alarm about the mental health challenges of Maine's kids. The 2022 Kids Count Data Book, released last week, …

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Maine’s recovery community hopes to save lives by establishing …

WEBIn an effort to save lives and address the grim toll of Maine’s overdose epidemic, lawmakers and advocates unveiled a bill Monday to create harm reduction …

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Census data shows more than 100,000 Mainers continue to go

WEBThe share of Mainers who lack health insurance remained steady from 2017 to 2018, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. More …

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Democrats force review of Gov. LePage’s cuts to mental health care

WEBFive members of the Maine Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee, all Democrats, voted yesterday to approve a petition for review of changes …

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Maine’s largest hospital is not paying hazard pay, despite new law

WEBMaine Medical Center in Portland, the state’s largest hospital, is not paying its lowest paid frontline workers hazard pay, despite a law passed by voters last …

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With pandemic emergency set to end, MaineCare members must …

WEBAn estimated 89,000 low-income residents who have had health coverage during the pandemic through MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, could begin to …

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Black, immigrant leaders call on Mills to ‘declare racism a public

WEBMaine has the worst racial disparity in COVID-19 cases in the country. In an online press conference on Thursday, a coalition of elected and community leaders from …

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‘Confusing and very frustrating’: Mainers with long COVID

WEBAmid a push across the country to return to the pre-pandemic “normal ” even as the U.S. experiences a renewed surge, some in Maine with persistent cases of …

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Climate scientists predict strains on Maine’s economy and health

WEBClimate scientists presented their updated assessments to the Maine Climate Council on Thursday of the potential impacts on Maine's environment, health …

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Maine mental health care advocates push for services after …

WEBAdvocates for mental-health care in Maine are applauding Gov. Janet Mills' push to increase access to services, following last year's deadly shooting in Lewiston. …

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Prof. Hans Hassell explains the primaries in Maine and New York

WEBThis week on the Beacon Podcast, Professor Hans Hassell shares some of his research on primary elections, his thoughts on Maine's first ranked-choice contests …

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Maine’s medical groups unite around bills protecting gender …

WEBAs Beacon previously reported, groups like MaineTransNet, EqualityMaine and OUT Maine are supporting, among other proposals, a bill that would foster greater …

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House Republicans back Gov. LePage, prevent review of mental …

WEBSupport services for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism were dealt a blow last night as the Maine House of Representatives voted to uphold a veto by …

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