Few workers and low reimbursement rates fuel a crisis, and lead DHHS to recommend a cognitively impaired Harpswell man relocate to Florida.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Maine health officials looking for links in 6 cases of Legionnaire’s disease
The CDC is trying to determine whether there are any connections between the cases in the Bangor area, including one in which the patient died.
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Maine drug overdose deaths continued decline in first quarter, falling 14%
The state had 74 fatal drug overdoses through March, down from 86 for the same period last year. Most of the deaths were caused by fentanyl, and cocaine-related overdoses are on the rise.
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Effort to increase Medicaid patients’ access to opioid treatment is threatened
A provision in federal law designed to control costs – called the upper payment limit – is creating an obstacle.
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Fungus appears to be an ally in fight against browntail moth caterpillars
Maine’s rainy, cool weather in May and June has caused some localized collapses in the population of the pests.
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Dental bill fails, but advocates will try again in 2020
The bill would create an adult Medicaid benefit for dental care in Maine.
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Thunderstorms knock out power to over 2,700 CMP customers
Most of the outages were reported in Cumberland County, with 2,592 without electricity late Saturday night.
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Freeport motorcyclist dies in collision with SUV in Waterboro
The Saturday crash that killed Kimberly Sawyer, 53, is being reconstructed.
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Standish man seriously injured in early morning crash
Brent Butterfield, 36, was taken by medical helicopter to Maine Medical Center, police say.
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New director of Maine CDC outlines priorities, starting with hiring
Dr. Nirav Shah says ‘job No. 1’ is to fully staff the agency, which had more than 100 unfilled positions under the LePage administration and currently has 55 vacancies.