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New law aims to expand rural pharmacy access
Closures over the past decade have left many rural communities without a local pharmacy, a Maine Monitor analysis found.
Maine has fifth-highest rate of emergency department visits nationwide
While the trend is not new, it comes as Maine hospitals are merging, reducing services and even closing.
Future of community paramedicine in Maine uncertain after federal cuts
The programs, in which EMS workers make home visits to patients, have helped curb expensive hospital visits, say providers.
Higher staffing requirements removed from assisted living bill
The initial proposed regulations would have doubled the number of direct care workers at residential care facilities overnight.
Housing, low reimbursement, aging population driving Maine’s health care crisis
“This system is broken. It's not working for anyone.”
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