2022
Kennebec County Secures New Office Space in Augusta for Sheriff’s Department - Kennebec Journal, 12/21/22
Top 2022 Best Places to Work in Maine Releases Rankings - Mainebiz, 10/19/22
Madawaska's Midtown Revitalization Plans Move Forward with Planned Health Center - Mainebiz, 9/21/22
Participants Go "Over the Edge" to Spread Awareness About Cancer - WABI, CH. 5, 9/12/22
Bangor Needs to Expand its Anti-Addiction Resources, Health Leaders Say - Bangor Daily News, 8/28/22
Bangor Dental Clinic is Seeing More Low-Income Patients - Bangor Daily News, 8/26/22
Dr. Shaw of Maine CDC Visits Penobscot Community Health Care - WABI, CH. 5, 8/24/22
Fish River Rural Health Debuts Two School Based Mobile Units - WAGM, CH. 8, 8/11/22
Hometown Health Announces New Wellness and Recovery Center - WFVX, FOX22, 8/9/22
Hometown Health Unveils New Plans for Palmyra Facility - WABI, CH. 5, 8/9/22
Hometown Health Center to Bring New Health and Wellness Facility to Palmyra - Newscenter Maine, 8/9/22
Fewer Poor Mainers Went Without Insurance After Medicaid Expansion - Bangor Daily News/Maine Public, 8/3/22
$1.6M Grant Program to Expand Medical Provider Training in Rural Maine - Newscenter Maine, 7/25/22
York County Community Action Corporation Names New Executive Director - Seacoast Online, 7/5/22
Gov. Mills Announces Grant Program to Expand Medical Training in Rural Maine - Sun Journal, 7/20/22
A New Approach to Emergency Care in Jackman could be an Example for Rural Maine - Bangor Daily News, 7/11/22
MaineCare to Cover Preventative Dental Care for Adults - Sun Journal, 6/30/22
More than 200K Mainers to get Dental Coverage - WMTW, CH. 8, 6/30/22
Dental Coverage to Expand to more than 200K Maine Residents - Associated Press, 6/29/22
In-school Health Care Clinic Will Offer Telehealth to All Bangor Students Next School Year - Bangor Daily News, 6/23/22
Businesses and Organizations Awarded During Bangor's Chamber of Commerce Dinner - WFVX, FOX22, 6/21/22
Bangor Businesses "Party Like Rock Stars" at Commerce Dinner - WABI, CH. 5, 6/21/22
Gov. Mills Visits Lincoln County, Announces Health Care Workforce Investment - Lincoln County News, 6/9/22
$4M in New State Funds will Boost Efforts to Recruit Health Care Professionals - Mainebiz, 6/8/22
Janet Mills Launches Student Loan Repayment Program for Health Care Workers - Bangor Daily News, 6/8/22
Maine Launches Incentive Programs to Boost State's Medical Workforce - Portland Press Herald, 6/7/22
Gov. Mills Allocates $4 Million to Healthcare Scholarships - Newscenter Maine, 6/7/22
Governor Mills Announces $4 Million to Fund Health Care Scholarships and Loan Repayment - Newsradio WGAN, 6/7/22
Jackman Program Seen as Health Care Delivery Model for Rural Regions - Portland Press Herald, 5/1/22
Maine to Update Reimbursement Rates to Help Struggling Health Centers - Portland Press Herald, 4/27/22
'It's Insanity': Providers End COVID Care for the Uninsured in the Wake of Congressional Inaction - Politico, 4/27/22
Career Fair to be Held at Bangor Mall on Thursday, April 21 - Newscenter Maine, 4/21/22
Maine Community Health Centers Devastated by Lack of Funding - Maine Public, 4/15/22
Increasing Funding for Community Health Centers will Help all of Maine - Bangor Daily News, 4/15/22
Promoting Health Equity by Preserving Maine's Health Care Safety Net - Maine Beacon, 4/14/22
Allergy Season in Maine Longer with Warming Climate - Newscenter Maine, 4/11/22
Lifesaving COVID-19 Pills are Being Underused in Maine - Bangor Daily News, 4/7/22
Community Health Center in Portland Acquires 13th Location - Mainebiz, 4/4/22
Eastport Health Care Opens Pediatric Clinic on UMaine Machias Campus - Bangor Daily News, 2/28/22
Investing in Culturally Sensitive Medical Care: How Mission-Based Financing Fills a Gap - The Daily Yonder, 2/17/22
2021
Health Care Center Set to Expand in Former Bank of America Complex in Belfast - Bangor Daily News, 12/22/21
Program Aims to Combat Opioid Epidemic - WFVK, FOX 22, 11/11/21
Low Barrier Opioid Treatment Expands Across Maine - Newscenter Maine, 11/11/21
Area Health Clinics to Develop Low Barrier Opioid Use Disorder Program - Lewiston Sun Journal, 11/10/21
Opioid Treatment Program Pioneered in Bangor will Reach 27 Centers in Maine - Bangor Daily News, 11/10/21
Pilot Program to Help People with Opioid Addiction - WABI, CH. 5, 11/10/21
Medication-first Opioid Treatment Model Expands to Half a Dozen Community Health Centers in Maine - Maine Public, 11/10/21
Community Partners Develop Video to Celebrate and Support Substance Abuse Recovery - Fiddlehead Focus, 11/4/21
Gov. Mills Announces $14 Million Plan to Strengthen Health Care Workforce - WABI, CH. 5, 10/25/21
Maine's Reeling Health Workforce Gets $14M in Aid, but Programs Won't Start Until Winter - Bangor Daily News - 10/25/21
Gov. Janet Mills to Announce New Initiatives Aimed at Addressing Shortage of Health Care Workers in Maine - Newscenter Maine, 10/25/21
Fish River Could Get $200k to Keep the Lights on at New Madawaska Health Care Center - Fiddlehead Focus, 10/19/21
Maine Primary Care Association Hires New Chief Program Officer - Times Record/Press Herald, 10/13/21
Bangor Homeless Shelter Plans to Expand Beds as Hotel Housing Prepares to Close - Bangor Daily News, 10/13/21
What is Considered a Medical Exemption from a COVID-19 Vaccine? - WAGM, CH. 8, 9/21/21
MaineHealth Awarded $1 Million to Study COVID-19 Testing in Vulnerable Communities - Portland Press Herald, 9/20/21
Penobscot Community Healthcare Restricts Use Of Rapid COVID-19 Tests Amid Surge In Demand, Limited Supply - Maine Public, 9/16/21
Maine Republicans Join State House Protest Against Health Worker Vaccine Mandate, Seeking to Channel Backlash - Bangor Daily News, 8/17/21
Health Care Workers Protest COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Augusta - Newscenter Maine, 8/16/21
Protest Held in Augusta Against COVID-19 Mandate for Health Care Workers - WGME, CH. 13, 8/16/21
Repubicans Rip COVID Vaccine Mandate for Maine Health Care Workers - Seacoast Online, 8/13/21
Maine Requiring Health Care Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine - Associated Press, 8/12/21
Mills Administration Requiring All Health Care Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccines By Fall - Maine Public, 8/12/21
Penobscot Community Health Care to Buy Former MBNA Complex in Belfast - Mainebiz, 7/8/21
Abandoned Madawaska Maine Street Shopping Center to Become Health Care Facility - Bangor Daily News, 6/25/21
Maine Doctors to Host Forum on COVID-19 Vaccines - Portland Press Herald, 5/10/21
Maine's First Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site to Close as State Shifts Immunization Strategy - Portland Press Herald, 5/4/21
St. John Valley Health Care Providers Rally Through Johnson & Johnson Pause, Vaccine Hesitancy Toward Herd Immunity - Fiddlehead Focus, 4/26/21
The Johnson & Johnson Pause Hit Just as the Country Needs to Reach Out to More Americans - Washington Post, 4/23/21
On the Record: Lori Dwyer, of Penobscot Community Health Care, is Innovating at the Front Lines - Mainebiz, 4/19/21
Some County Health Centers are Receiving Funding from the Money Awarded to the State by the American Rescue Plan - WAGM, CH. 8, 4/13/21
Maine's Rural Community Health Centers Get First-Dose Allocations Blanked Out Amid Reduced Vaccine Supply - Maine Public, 4/9/21
$10M COVID-19 Grant is "Game-Changer" for Penobscot Community Health Care - Mainebiz, 3/29/21
$41M in Federal Funds will Support COVID Care at 18 Maine Health Centers - Mainebiz, 3/26/21
Health Centers Across Maine to Receive Millions from American Rescue Plan - WABI CH. 5, 3/26/21
With More Mainers Eligible, the State Prepares for a Vaccine Surge - Portland Press Herald, 3/25/21
Maine Health Centers get $41M in Federal Money to Accelerate COVID-19 Efforts - Bangor Daily News, 3/25/21
Maine Teacher Who Lives in NH Vaccinated After Finding Herself in Limbo - WMTW CH. 8, 3/19/21
Maine Gets First Dental Therapist - WFVX CH. 22/WVII CH. 7 - 3/18/21
East Coast's First Dental Therapist Approved for Practice at PCHC - WABI CH. 5, 3/17/21
Maine's 1st Dental Therapist Intends to Press for Expansion of the Profession - Portland Press Herald, 3/16/21
Seven Years After Lawmakers Allowed Dental Therapists, Maine's First is Practicing in Bangor - Bangor Daily News, 3/16/21
As Maine CDC Focuses on High-Volume Vaccination Sites, Independent Physicians Question Access Equity - Maine Public, 2/10/21
Vaccinations in Maine Expected to Increase Slightly this Week - Portland Press Herald, 2/8/21
Feds to Give Community Health Organizations a Boost in Maine - Associated Press, 2/7/21
Small Clinics Close Gaps in COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Rural Mainers - Bangor Daily News, 2/5/21
As Mass Vaccination Sites Open in Maine, Shots are Still in Limited Supply - Maine Public, 1/29/21
Maine Gets 2,800-Dose Boost In Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Allotment - Maine Public, 1/28/21
Where Can You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine in Maine: CDC Announces Maine Vaccination Sites - Newscenter Maine, 1/27/21
2020
Maine Orders More Vaccine, Ends 2020 with Some of the Year's Highest COVID-19 Numbers Yet - Portland Press Herald, 12/31/20
Doctor's Group Calls for Clinics to be Used as COVID-19 Vaccination Sites - Portland Press Herald, 12/29/20
Health Care Providers Outside Hospitals Feel ‘Neglected’ in Vaccine Rollout - Portland Press Herald, 12/28/20
Maine Health Centers Awarded Nearly $3.7M in Federal Funds to Combat COVID-19 - Newscenter Maine, 12/9/20
Medical Care: Are People Getting Non-COVID-19 Health Care Needs Met During the Pandemic - Maine Calling, 11/10/20
Why the 340B Drug Discount Program Must Survive the Pandemic - Sun Jounal, 10/18/20
Nearly $4M in Federal Funding Headed to Maine Community Health Centers - WABI CH. 5, 9/8/20
COVID-19 Cases Among Blueberry Workers Worsen Farm Labor Shortage - Portland Press Herald, 8/3/20
Maine Confirms Coronavirus Outbreak at Another Hancock County Blueberry Business - Bangor Daily News, 7/30/20
Lewiston Health Center Receives Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing - Sun Journal, 7/27/20
Maine’s Community Health Centers Need Long-Term Funding - Bangor Daily News, 7/27/20
Telehealth is ‘The Best Tool’ in the Healthcare Toolbox for FQHCs - mHealth Intelligence, 7/21/20
Maine to Add 4 More 'Swab and Send' COVID-19 Testing Sites - Portland Press Herald, 7/21/20
Maine DHHS Announces New 'Swab and Send' Testing Sites, Public Health Funding - Maine Public, 7/21/20
Face Coverings: How Has Mask-Wearing Become Polarizing & What Are Mainers' Attitudes Toward Masks? - Maine Calling, 7/14/20
Number of 'Swab and Send' Testing Sites Increased to 22 - Newscenter Maine, 7/14/20
Small Maine Health Care Providers Struggle to Find Personal Protective Equipment - Newscenter Maine, 7/13/20
Small Maine Providers Are Finding It Impossible to Source Necessary Protective Equipment - Maine Public, 7/10/20
Nearly $6 Million Will Go to Five Maine Health Care Facilities Through CARES Act - WABI CH. 5, 6/1/20
Maine to 'Fuly Open Doors' to Coronavirus Tests - Bangor Daily News, 5/16/20
Maine Health Centers Awarded $4.7 Million to Expand COVID-19 Testing - Portland Press Herald, 5/8/20
Maine Awarded Nearly $5 Million in Federal Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing - Newscenter Maine, 5/8/20
Health Care Group Opens New Bangor Clinic for Adults - Bangor Daily News, 5/4/20
A Conversation with Darcy Shargo - Rural Health Leadership Radio, 4/17/20
18 Health Centers Across Maine Will Get $13 Million in Federal Aid - Mainebiz, 4/10/20
A Rural Health Center with a Pandemic Plan - The Atlantic, 4/9/20
Maine Lawmakers Consider Bill to Dedicate $2 Million to State Family Planning System - Maine Public, 2/14/20
Health Groups Propose Statewide Network of 'Low-Barrier' Drug Treatment Centers - Portland Press Herald, 1/24/20
Advocates Send More Than 1500 Postcards to Mills in Favor of Bill That Would Expand Dental Coverage - Maine Public, 1/23/20
Low-Income Activists Ask for Dental Care for Medicaid Adults - Newscenter Maine, 1/23/20
Advocates for Maine Dental Bill Press Mills for Support - Portland Press Herald, 1/23/20
2019
Celebrate the Power of Community-based Rural Health Care - Bangor Daily News, 11/21/19
The Surprising Rural Health-Care Legacy of the '60s - The Atlantic, 9/4/19
Maine gets $6 Million in Federal Funding to Address Opioid Crisis - Portland Press Herald, 8/8/19
Maine Medicaid Expansion Not Moving as Quickly as Expected - Associated Press, 6/23/19
After Years of Work, Bangor Health Center Will Offer Same-Day Access to Suboxone - Maine Public/Bangor Daily News, 4/10/19
Maine CDC Outraged Over Spread of Anti-Vaccination Flyers - WGME CH. 13, 2/12/19
2018
Jared Golden Plans Town Halls, Listening Tour as He Prepares to Take Office - Sun Journal, 12/20/18
Support for Medicaid Expansion - Waterboro Reporter, 10/19/18
MaineCare Expansion - Senior Talk, 8/11/18
A Vote Expanded Medicaid in Maine. The Governor is Ignoring It. - New York Times, 7/24/18
State must submit a plan to expand Medicaid, Maine court rules - Journal Tribune, 6/5/18
LePage administration must follow voter-approved law, put Medicaid expansion in motion, court rules - Press Herald, 6/4/18
How work requirements for social security programs impact people in need - PBS NewsHour, 5/6/18
Eye on Augusta: Advocates File Lawsuit Against LePage Administration for Refusing to Expand Medicaid - The Free Press, 5/3/18
Health Care advocates sue Gov. LePage to force compliance with Medicaid Expansion Law - Maine Insights, 5/1/18
Advocates Sue to Force LePage Administration to Expand Medicaid - Maine Public, 5/1/18
Medicaid expansion advocates sue to force LePage administration to implement program - Press Herald, 4/30/18
Maine governor sued for defying Medicaid expansion ballot measure - Politico, 4/30/18
Maine's stalled Medicaid expansion heading to court - Health Exec, 4/30/18
Mainers sue LePage administration for illegal inaction on Medicaid expansion - Maine Beacon, 4/30/18
Inside Maine with Sen. Angus King - WGAN, 2/24/18
Lovejoy Health Center Celebrates Completed Expansion with Open House - Morning Sentinel, 1/25/18
Lawmaker Wants to Restore Funding for School Health Centers – Associated Press, 1/16/18
Smoking Penalties, ER Fees, Premiums on the Poor: How States Want to Shrink Medicaid - Washington Post, 1/12/18
Maine's Proposal to Make Medicaid Recipients Work for Benefits Gets Boost From Feds - Mane Public, 1/11/18
2017
A System-Based Approach to Managing Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care (and Beyond) - PSQH, 12/12/17
Chellie Pingree Co-Sponsors Bill to Renew Funding for Children's Health Insurance Program - Maine Public, 12/12/17
Community health centers face financial fall - Sun Journal, 12/7/17
As Congress battles over Obamacare, Mainers rush to sign up - Bangor Daily News, 11/22/17
Maine Medical Association announces support for ballot initiative expanding Medicaid - Maine Public, 10/11/17
As rural health care providers struggle, employers eye wider implications - Mainebiz, 9/18/17
Celebrate our much-needed community health centers - Press Herald, 8/16/17
Medical Monday: When to go to the Emergency Room vs. Your Primary Care Physician - WAGM CH. 8, 8/14/17
Maine Compass: Community Health Centers Face Devastating Cuts - Kennebec Journal, 8/15/17
DHHS Files Application With Feds to Require MaineCare Recipients to Work - Maine Public, 8/3/17
State Eliminates Funding For School-Based Health Centers - Maine Public, 7/27/17
State Cuts Funding to School Health Clinics - Sun Journal, 7/26/17
Both Maine Senators Say They Will Vote 'No' on Latest GOP Health Care Bill - Maine Public, 7/13/17
'The Daily': What the Health Bill Means for Maine - New York Times, 6/27/17
New Report: Mainers in Rural Communities Get Biggest Bang from Medicaid - Public News Service, 6/8/17
From Maine, a Call for a More Measured Take on Health Care - New York Times, 6/4/17
Maine joins the throng seeking Medicaid work requirements - Modern Healthcare, 4/26/17
Aroostook lawmaker proposes incentives for rural doctors and dentists - Mainebiz, 4/25/17
Wanted: Primary medical and dental professionals - Sun Journal, 3/5/17
Maine adopts new vaccine requirements for seventh graders - NECN, 1/3/17
New vaccine requirements for Maine students go into effect in September - WMTW CH. 8, 1/3/17
Maine seventh-graders will need a new vaccine next school year - Press Herald, 1/3/17
2016
Family Corner - WERU Community Radio, 9/28/16
Community Health Centers - Maine Public Radio, 9/23/16
Nurses, medical professionals gather for Augusta cancer summit - WMTW-CH. 8, 8/24/16
Senior Watch: Seniors and Skin Care - WABI-CH. 5, 8/15/16
Health Center Holds Healthcare for Homeless Event - WMTW-CH. 8, 8/10/16
There’s no reason a Mainer shouldn’t get the life-saving service a New Hampshire resident can - Bangor Daily News, 8/9/16