With sales of COVID-19 rapid tests from state-run liquor stores coming up short, New Hampshire health officials are seeking permission from lawmakers to distribute the tests to health centers and schools. A proposal approved by the Executive Council in January authorized the state Department of Health and Human Services to use $12 million in federal […]
New Hampshire could lose billions of dollars and federal funding if it enacted a bill to restrict COVID-19 vaccine requirements, according to health care officials. A proposal being considered by the state Legislature would create a new “moral” or “conscience” exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and require all public and private employers who receive public […]
New Hampshire is one of a few states that doesn’t provide preventive dental care for Medicaid recipients, but that could change under a proposal to expand coverage. Legislation unanimously approved by the state Senate with bipartisan support would expand Medicaid benefits to provide dental coverage to an estimated 100,000 low-income health-care consumers who don’t currently […]
Maine has the third-largest percentage of nursing staff shortages at long-term care facilities in the nation, according to a new report. The study by Seniorly, an online platform that connects people with senior living options and resources, found that nearly 38% of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in Maine are reporting nursing shortages this year – […]
Maine lawmakers are debating a plan that would require private dental insurers to spend more money to care for patients by setting new rules on medical loss ratios. The legislation, which was approved by the Senate on Tuesday, would require dental insurance companies to spend at least 80% of their revenues on dental care and […]
Maine is diverting federal pandemic relief funds to health care providers to give thousands of workers cash bonuses and hire and retain new employees. Beginning this week, the state Department of Health and Human Services will begin sending out a first installment of $116 million in MaineCare payments to home and community based service providers […]
New Hampshire has expanded access to rapid COVID-19 tests by making them available at many retail stores and mailing them directly to residents, and will soon be offering the kits at another location: state liquor stores. A proposal approved by the Executive Council authorizes the state Department of Health and Human Services to use $12 million […]
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is giving health care workers more time to get vaccinated for COVID-19 with the state facing a legal challenge over the new mandate. Doctors, nurses, dental workers and others in the state’s health care system now have until Oct. 29 to get a jabbed under the extended timeline for enforcing the […]
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is bumping up Medicaid reimbursement rates for substance use disorder treatment as the state battles a rise in opioid related overdose deaths. Beginning Nov. 1, the rate for detox providers will increase by 77%, to $385 per day, the Mills administration said, while the rate for halfway house service will increase […]
