Maine is one of only 10 states that do not cover preventive and restorative dental care under their Medicaid programs.
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Direct care workers urge lawmakers to raise pay rates to combat staffing shortages
A workforce shortage and low wages have created a crisis for those who need help from direct care workers. On Monday, some workers made their case for a pay hike to the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee.
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Committee approves bill on party lines to restore MaineCare benefits to noncitizen immigrants
The measure cleared the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee with majority Democrats favoring the change and Republicans opposing it.
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State seeks to boost pay for workers who care for disabled Mainers
Workers who provide direct care to adults with autism or intellectual disabilities were left out of an emergency funding package in March that increased reimbursement rates for other home-care workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Lawmakers want to put $8.5 million toward addressing ‘crisis’ in Maine home-care industry
The proposal comes weeks after a large home-care provider for elderly and disabled people announced it will close in April, in part because of low reimbursement rates for workers.
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Farmington doctor leads by example when it comes to LGBTQ care in rural Maine
Access to quality health care has long been a problem for Maine’s roughly 70,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, officials said.
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Maine will receive $5.3 million to boost opioid treatment for new mothers
Maine is among 10 states that will get federal funding over the next 5 years to improve access to treatment for women with opioid use disorder who are pregnant or have recently given birth.
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‘People’s veto’ campaigns target new Maine abortion and vaccination laws
The groups behind the campaigns want voters to decide on laws that require insurers to cover abortion and that eliminate broad exemptions for childhood vaccinations.
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Maine Legislature approves new state budget of nearly $8 billion
The 2-year spending package includes many, but not all, of the initiatives proposed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, and lawmakers from both parties speak of a new level of civility in Maine government.
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Bill to make MaineCare cover abortions headed for passage after close vote in Senate
Gov. Mills is expected to sign the measure, which the House passed last week.