Medical marijuana users currently are not eligible for organ transplants at Maine Medical Center.
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Congressman resigns from Freedom Caucus
The conservative group is taking heat from all sides after Republicans failed to pass health care legislation.
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Trump, Republican leaders suffer setback with failure of health care bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan, who championed the bill along with the president, says the Affordable Care Act will remain in effect ‘for the foreseeable future.’
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LePage throws support behind health-care overhaul but warns Congress shouldn’t rush
Maine’s governor says repeal of the Affordable Care Act is key to federal tax reform.
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Republican health-care plan hangs in balance as House leaders push for floor vote
As of late this morning, 36 House Republicans – mainly conservatives – had announced their opposition to the bill, known as the American Health Care Act.
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Maine Voices: Exempt feminine hygiene products from state sales tax. Period.
In Maine and 37 other states, women are being taxed for something they cannot control.
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Trump visits Hill, warns of political costs of rejecting health bill
The president predicts that many House Republicans will lose seats and the party will lose control of the chamber in next year’s election if the bill fails, according to a source who was present in the closed-door meeting.
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Senate Republican holdouts split into rival camps on Obamacare overhaul
Republican leaders face a conundrum: If they move the bill to the right, moderates go running; move it to the left, and conservative opponents dig in.
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Challenge of rural medical care focus of college program in Franklin County
Over spring break, 16 University of New England medical and nursing students spent time learning directly from medical professionals and residents of Franklin County.
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Mainers would pay up to 7 times more in premiums under House Republican ACA replacement bill
Residents ages 55 to 64 would be hit hardest by Congress’ overhaul, and small-town Maine could see premiums jump sevenfold under the House plan.