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Category: Health and Human Services

Alfond’s bill to fight child hunger wins bipartisan support

Posted: March 01, 2016

AUGUSTA — A bill by Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond to streamline needless bureaucracy and improve access to anti-hunger programs for...

Access to food for thousands of hungry Mainers at stake in Alfond’s bill

Posted: February 25, 2016

AUGUSTA — During a public hearing Thursday at the Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Justin Alfond, D-Portland,...

Haskell: Prison is no place for innocent, sick Riverview patients

Posted: February 05, 2016

The state-run psychiatric hospital in Augusta has many, many problems, and Governor Paul LePage’s plan to fix it is to put sick, innocent...

Senate Democrats blast LePage plan to mix Riverview patients, prisoners

Posted: February 02, 2016

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to mix severely mentally ill patients with convicted criminals will face fierce resistance by Senate...

Sen. Haskell: Bills to support treatment key to solving drug crisis

Posted: January 29, 2016

  AUGUSTA — Sen. Anne Haskell of Portland, the leading Senate Democrat on the Health and Human Services Committee, released the following...

Comprehensive anti-drug bill becomes law after unanimous votes in House and Senate

Posted: January 19, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature on Tuesday voted unanimously to enact a law that represents a first step in combating the state’s deadly drug...

MEASURE TO BOOST HOME-BASED HEALTH CARE BROADLY SUPPORTED

Posted: May 06, 2015

AUGUSTA - A measure addressing the chronic underfunding of Maine’s home-based care system received strong bipartisan and broad community support...

NEW MEASURE INCENTIVIZES SNAP RECIPIENTS TO BUY HEALTHY FOOD

Posted: April 23, 2015

Utilizing public-private partnerships and leveraging federal dollars is key   AUGUSTA –A measure that would tackle food insecurity in Maine by...

MEASURE ADDRESSING QUALITY OF CARE CHALLENGES FOR MAINECARE CHILDREN MOVES FORWARD

Posted: April 15, 2015

AUGUSTA - A measure to develop a comprehensive strategy addressing inequities with quality of and access to dental, hearing, and vision care for...

YOUTH CANCER-PREVENTION BILL DENIED BY SENATE REPUBLICANS

Posted: March 31, 2015

GOP puts politics ahead of science and ignores FDA warning AUGUSTA – Senate Republicans blocked an effort that would reduce the risk of skin...