Posted inState DHHS is capping MaineCare payments to some providers by Patty Wight, Maine Public April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 The caps are intended to address a $62 million shortfall.
Posted inState USDA warns Maine that food stamps won’t be issued in November by Christopher Burns October 21, 2025October 21, 2025
Posted inHealth When Maine day cares stay quiet about abuse and neglect within their walls by Alexa Foust, The Maine Monitor October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Posted inOpinion DHHS must protect transportation options for Maine’s seniors and disabled by Opinion Contributor October 9, 2025October 9, 2025
Posted inState Lawmakers probe contract with MaineCare transportation provider after bankruptcy by Kevin Miller, Maine Public September 10, 2025September 10, 2025
Posted inState Maine reviewing request from Trump administration to remove ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed materials by Susan Cover, Spectrum News August 29, 2025August 29, 2025
Posted inState Maine DHHS reports theft ring of SNAP benefits by Kevin Miller, Maine Public August 15, 2025August 15, 2025
Posted inHealth New federal data show Maine’s foster care population grew at the fastest rate in the nation by Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor June 16, 2025June 18, 2025
Posted inState More than 100 staff in Maine’s child welfare office call on Janet Mills to replace director by Billy Kobin December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Posted inHealth Maine advances plan for 1st in-state psychiatric residential treatment facilities for adolescents by Ari Snider, Maine Public December 6, 2024December 6, 2024
Posted inHealth Maine hires firm to review DHHS programs following abuse at Hampden care homes by Marie Weidmayer December 2, 2024December 1, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts Landmark agreement brings hope for children’s mental health services in Maine by Callie Ferguson November 27, 2024November 27, 2024
Posted inGovernment Feds reach agreement with Maine to fix crisis in children’s behavioral health services by Callie Ferguson November 26, 2024November 27, 2024
Posted inState Maine failed to meet requirements in response to reports of child abuse and neglect by Patty Wight, Maine Public November 14, 2024November 14, 2024
Posted inHealth Have you struggled to find mental health services for your child? We want to hear from you. by Callie Ferguson November 12, 2024November 22, 2024
Posted inHealth Afraid for her family’s safety, she abandoned her teen daughter at a Maine hospital by Callie Ferguson November 12, 2024November 22, 2024
Posted inHealth Nursing homes grapple with uncertainty over new MaineCare reimbursement rates by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor November 4, 2024November 4, 2024
Posted inState Lawmakers confirm new Maine DHHS commissioner and fire marshal by Kevin Miller, Maine Public October 11, 2024October 11, 2024
Posted inState Maine’s watchdog agency spent years investigating 4 child deaths. Here are the takeaways. by Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor September 22, 2024September 23, 2024
Posted inState ‘Maine has lost sight of parents’ and children’s right to be together’: The case of Barni A. by Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor May 28, 2024May 28, 2024