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Maine department of health and human services

Published
November 13, 2019

DHHS commissioner to brief lawmakers on budget committee

Jeanne Lambrew is scheduled to appear before the Appropriations Committee to discuss Medicaid expansion, wait lists for services for disabled adults and other issues.
Published
October 28, 2019

Service provider’s staff and clients protest DHHS decision to end contract

The state dropped Biddeford-based Residential and Community Support Services last week, about 2 months after Norman Fisher, a 62-year-old client, died in an RCSS home in Portland.
Published
October 22, 2019

After losing state contract, service provider blames DHHS for death of client with disability

The CEO of Residential and Community Support Services accuses the state of dropping off Norman Fisher, 62, without the insulin he needed to treat his diabetes.
Published
October 1, 2019

Maine DHHS seeks to double number of new child protection caseworkers

A new report from the agency's Office of Child and Family Services recommends 33 additional caseworkers, on top of 33 already funded by the Legislature, to handle a growing volume of abuse and neglect reports.
Published
September 26, 2019

Maine nonprofit lands grant to help people enroll in Medicaid

The Maine Health Access Foundation received the $750,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Published
September 23, 2019

Maine may revitalize program to counsel families of at-risk children

The state's 'functional family therapy' program would hire dozens of new counselors to help families prevent problems.
Published
September 12, 2019

Maine repaid federal government $400,000 for failing to put contract out for bids

Under Gov. Paul LePage, the Department of Health and Human Services improperly administered a grant for assistance to crime victims.
Published
September 5, 2019

Trump proposal could end food stamps benefits for 44,000 Mainers, state says

The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.
Published
July 14, 2019

Waitlist swells as disabled adults seek group homes

Few workers and low reimbursement rates fuel a crisis, and lead DHHS to recommend a cognitively impaired Harpswell man relocate to Florida.
Published
March 13, 2019

Hundreds pack hearing on bill to end most exemptions for kids’ vaccinations

The measure would eliminate nonmedical exemptions to vaccinations for measles and other infectious diseases that are required before children enter school.