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$15 million will go to expand the McAuley Residence Program, which provides transitional housing for women and children in Portland.
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Democrats in the Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would join Maine with California in requiring a certain number of hospital patients are assigned to a single nurse.
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Another Maine nursing home is closing. Winthrop's Heritage and Rehabilitation Center is the third closure in 2024, according to the Maine Health Care Association.
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The bill would protect health care professionals and others who assist transgender individuals who come to Maine from states where access to gender-affirming care is restricted or prohibited.
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A coalition supporting long-term care facilities is calling on state officials to approve more funding for the system.
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The information session was originally scheduled as a public meeting, but Democratic lawmakers instead met with the ATF official behind closed doors. Republicans protested the private briefing.
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Maine's Department of Health and Human Services will implement new record-keeping and medication oversight after settling a lawsuit over how foster children are prescribed medication.
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Two Maine organizations are appealing the decision to award Medicaid patient transportation contracts to an out-of-state company.
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The fund will help pay for lost income, provide money for new equipment and purchase contaminated farmland.
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The health issues associated with mold include respiratory problems that can develop rapidly.
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The bill is one of multiple measures that lawmakers are considering following a spate of high-profile deaths among children whose families were part of Maine's child welfare programs.