Feb 24, 2025 · The United States has long been the most expensive country in which to give birth. A comprehensive 2013 study found that for those with commercial insurance the average total charges ranged from $32,093 for a vaginal delivery to $51,125 for a C-section. For Medicaid patients, the figures were $29,800 and $50,373, respectively.

Nov 19, 2024 · As election results continue to roll in, the process of interpreting those results has begun. This might seem premature, since it could be months before we have an accurate account of who actually voted in states. (Notoriously unreliable exit polls don’t count.) We do already know some things, though. We know that Republicans, led by

Mar 6, 2025 · Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) was indicted yesterday on both felony aggravated domestic violence and misdemeanor domestic violence charges. The charges are among the most severe domestic violence offenses in the state, and Maine Democratic Party Vice Chair Imke Schessler-Jandreau says the party is calling on Lanigan to resign “There is …

Feb 14, 2025 · As Pres. Donald Trump continues his attacks on trans Mainers and other members of the LGBTQ+ community, Maine is still one of the best states for LGBTQ+ equality. Advocates for the community say a key strategy in opposing Trump is taking his orders with a grain of salt. Trump has long used trans rights as

Mar 7, 2025 · Let’s talk about what’s happening right now in Augusta around the state’s two-year budget. But first, let’s set our terms. I start with the assumption that we shouldn’t be a society where the very few people control most of the resources at the expense of the rest.

Mar 5, 2025 · Black Balloon Day is a powerful reminder of the lives lost to overdose, said Rob Korobkin, and on Tuesday, advocates gathered at the State House to turn that remembrance into action. The Maine Recovery Action Project (ME-RAP) showed up to talk with legislators about bills that could make a real difference for Mainers with substance

Jan 14, 2025 · Use of Maine’s yellow flag law has grown dramatically since the Lewiston mass shootings: law enforcement agencies completed more than 500 weapons restriction orders in the past 14 months, up from fewer than 100 in the three years prior to the tragedy. Since August, when an amendment to the yellow flag law went into effect,

Jan 10, 2025 · A newly proposed voter suppression referendum, if implemented, could make voting more challenging for older Mainers, rural voters and other people who strongly rely on absentee voting by creating more barriers and stripping away current options for Maine voters. The proposed referendum would require that people present one of only a few kinds of official

Feb 11, 2025 · The state will not be able to promptly pay health providers for their care of MaineCare recipients, because Republicans chose, in a reversal, not to support Gov. Janet Mills’ supplemental budget proposal. MaineCare covers about 400,000 people, including half of all Maine children. The short-term budget was set to provide an extra $118 million to

Aug 27, 2019 · Maine tops a list of just seven states where demographics have not yet become a reliable predictor of whether voters will break towards Democrats or Republicans in national elections.. Maine, which has a higher share than average of white, rural voters without a college education, should vote much redder, suggests a study of nationwide voting trends.