Botched MaineCare Rides Hurting Medical Providers

Botched MaineCare rides hurting medical providers

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McAdam said the health agency, which provides psychiatric medication, mental health care, and substance-abuse treatment, among other medical services, from locations in Augusta, Skowhegan, Waterville and Winthrop, is trying to assess the total cost his …
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Meet the overwhelmed psychiatrist in the world's happiest country

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Since 1999, more than 5,300 depressed, anxious, psychotic and drug-addled Bhutanese have turned up at the country's only psychiatric department — and the burden of treating them has largely fallen to one man. His name is Dr. Chencho Dorji and … The …
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Sleep Expert Recommends Intermezzo For Restless Sleepers

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“Patients with middle-of-the-night insomnia now have a treatment option approved for dosing in the middle of the night,” said sleep expert, Professor of Family Medicine and Associate Editor of the Delaware Medical Journal Joseph Lieberman M.D., M.P.H …
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The Case for Decriminalising the Use of Drugs

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Drug abuse harms the individual, their family, community and country. As the drug trade increased … People who become addicted to substances often cannot fund the high prices of illicit products and turn to drug running, robbery and other criminal …
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