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Maine joins growing list of states protecting healthcare …
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’ bans starting mid-July.. On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 227 into law, placing Maine among the dozen or so other states that have enacted shield laws regarding abortion and gender …
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DHHS chief who oversaw MaineCare expansion, pandemic …
WebA seasoned health policy expert who helped the Obama administration implement the Affordable Care Act, Lambrew’s tenure leading the Maine DHHS has seen significant expansions of health services for Mainers. However, she has also faced a number of challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and significant issues with the state’s child
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 disorder treatment services, creating beds in rural and urban communities.. Using separate funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, York County has plans to become the first county to operate …
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 prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care for both youth and adults.. Maine ranks 42nd in terms of prevalence of mental illness for adults. The 2023 study also found that …
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 Republicans …
Renewed energy to address Maine’s ‘broken’ mental health care …
WebMaine’s mental health care system wasn’t always so broken, as the state was once considered a leader on the issue in the 1990s and early 2000s, advocates said. However, Shaughnessy said the state’s system started to deteriorate around the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009 following steep cuts made under the administration of then-Gov
Lawmakers unveil proposals to rein in Mainers’ medical debt burden
WebThe bill would ban a health care provider from facilitating a medical credit card contract with a consumer in a provider’s office or another treatment setting. It also prohibits providers from establishing a medical credit card that contains deferred interest provisions or charging costs to a medical credit card before care is rendered.
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 over 4% in 2022, hitting $4.5 trillion, the federal government announced Wednesday. The annual growth in the nation’s health care spending appears to be returning to pre-pandemic trends, […]
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 leaders, educators and citizens say is not being adequately met largely due to a lack of funding. The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee of the legislature heard a proposal from Sen. …
Former COVID-19 czar: The virus ‘new normal’ points to larger …
WebThe pandemic brought to the fore how weakened the nation’s public health infrastructure has been, he observed. “Public health has been underfunded for decades” — and then was put “in front of managing one of the biggest crises our country has ever faced,” Jha said. “We literally spend $4 trillion on health care.
Last-minute bill to protect reproductive and gender care in Maine …
Web“Full spectrum reproductive health care and gender-affirming health care are essential, lifesaving services that are safe and legal in Maine. With LD 227, our elected leaders have an opportunity to stand up for safe, legal medical care by protecting providers who offer that care and the patients who seek it,” said Lisa Margulies of Planned
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 strong financial …
One year after FDA approves over-the-counter birth control pill
WebDr. Daniel Grossman, director of research at the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health program at the University of California San Francisco, has been at the forefront of the effort to get FDA approval for an over-the-counter birth control pill since 2004, leading Free the Pill. His research efforts included a study showing that women
At packed hearing, mental health community raises concerns over …
WebMental health community testifies against provisions in yellow flag law. Although many medical professionals said gun violence is a public health crisis, they were cautious about equating mental illness and violence. Some even called for the removal of the mental health evaluation currently required under Maine’s yellow flag law before
Gun violence as a public health crisis explored by U.S. Senate
WebSenate Republicans pushed back against framing gun violence as a public health crisis and argued that approach would violate the Second Amendment and that the focus should be on mental health. “The fact is a firearm in the hands of a law-abiding citizen is not a threat to public safety,” the top Republican on the committee, Sen. John Cornyn
Advocates kick off campaign to decriminalize drugs, invest in …
WebThe push for LD 1975, which will be taken up by the Health and Human Services Committee at a public hearing Jan. 17, comes as hundreds of Mainers continue to die each year from drug overdoses. Overdoses in 2022 claimed the lives of 723 people, or nearly two a day, setting a grim new record in the state. Although that number is likely to drop
Senate backs safe staffing bill with aim to increase patient safety
WebThe amendment allows for a gradual phase in of staffing requirements for critical access hospitals, phases in monetary penalties and requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a process for critical access hospitals to request flexibility regarding direct-care registered nurse staffing requirements, among other provisions.
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 Republicans assail President Joe Biden over a dramatic increase in illegal crossings of the southern border. Eleven states and Washington, D.C., together provide full health insurance …
Hospitals plead with Congress to avert $8 billion in cuts in …
WebMore than 250 hospitals and health systems are asking Congress to avert or delay a forthcoming $8 billion cut to “America’s health care safety net.” (FS Productions/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Health care representatives from across the United States are urging Congress to halt cuts to funding that helps hospitals care for uninsured or
Veterans’ health care coverage expanded by Biden administration
WebThe administration announced five changes meant to expand veterans’ benefits. The VA will speed up coverage for burn pit exposure that was part of a bipartisan law passed last year.. The law, which provides health care benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals from burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and certain other veterans, was written to be phased in …
Oversight panel suggests more than two dozen reforms for Maine …
WebThe Department of Health and Human Services shared a blog post Thursday listing the ways it has taken action to improve the child welfare system. Understaffing emerged as a key issue in OCFS, but the department said vacancies have dropped by 40% since the start of this year from 111 to 65.
Farmers and environmental health advocates call for state and …
WebAs part of the Michigan State University Center for PFAS Research’s Annuals symposium, farmers from Maine, New Mexico and Michigan spoke Oct. 23 alongside members of the Great Lakes PFAS network, the Maine Farmland Trust and Defend Our Health, a Maine-based environmental health organization, sharing their experiences with PFAS …
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