Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013
LePage: Study backs no broader Medicaid
However, two health care experts say the same study makes the case for expanding the program.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013
Fate of contracts with MaineCare ride brokers up in the air
Legislators say they are keeping the heat on companies that arrange MaineCare rides after weeks of client complaints about missed rides to appointments, and the contracts could still be terminated if improvement isn’t made.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2013
Phone calls show MaineCare transport mess persists
With DHHS still evaluating the program after six weeks, the companies hired to coordinate rides say service is better. Yet phone calls placed by Rep. Matthew Peterson suggest otherwise.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2013
LePage apologizes to Republicans for Obama controversy
He says the president doesn’t hate white people, but doesn’t deny making the remark.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2013
LogistiCare blames missed rides on driver protest
Atlanta-based LogistiCare says a driver protest is a major reason why patients were missing rides from the MaineCare transportation program.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2013
MaineCare ride system favors certain patients
Because drivers can earn mileage for several at once, methadone patients almost always get rides.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2013
MaineCare ride provider has history of problems
The contractor hired to coordinate rides for Maine Medicaid recipients was forced to drop a contract in Wisconsin.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013
MaineCare ride complaint reports fail to add up
The state questions totals reported by companies running the system.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013
Legislators push for quick solution on rides for Maine’s poor
A lawmaker who has received some of the 2,000-plus complaint calls says they are ‘heartbreaking.’
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PublishedAugust 12, 2013
Expert: Mess with Maine Medicaid rides was avoidable
A Washington-based expert on Medicaid says that federal rules would not have forced the program overhaul that has kept some poor Mainers from getting rides to health care appointments.
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