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• Maine Minimum Wage and Federal Overtime Changes Coming January 2020

  By lindasnyder on December 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  A press release from the Maine Department of Labor. For those employing respite staff or other health care workers, and for the workers themselves, this is important information. For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 11, 2019              Media Contact: Jessica Picard, Maine Dept…. Read More ›

• Maine DHHS Urges People to Take Advantage of Extra Time to Enroll in HealthCare.gov Coverage

  By lindasnyder on December 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  The following is a press release from the State of Maine’s Department of Health & Human Services.Maine DHHS Urges People to Take Advantage of Extra Time to Enroll in HealthCare.gov Coverage12/17/2019 12:13 PM EST AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health… Read More ›

• Maine CDC Releases Student Health Survey Results

  By lindasnyder on December 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Below is a press release from the Maine CDC on student use of e-cigarettes. Overall regular cigarette use dropped somewhat but was more than made up for by the growing use of e-cigarettes. December 13, 2019Human Services Reported e-cigarette use… Read More ›

• When You Wish You Had a Cat to Clear Your Desk…

  By lindasnyder on December 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Anyone who’s ever had cats knows their penchant for knocking off any surface the breakable knickknacks, critical paperwork and whatever else happens to be in the way. Years ago, I read in some article on “tips for being organized at… Read More ›

• Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can Save Lives

  By lindasnyder on December 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  An alert from the Maine Emergency Management AgencyMEMA@subscriptions.maine.gov Carbon monoxide alarms can save a life12/04/2019 02:33 PM EST Install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms inside your home to provide early warning of accumulating CO. CO alarms should be installed in a… Read More ›

• Your Presence…

  By lindasnyder on December 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Such a simple concept, it seems. To just be present. But one thing we all want is to be understood. And when someone just sits with us, without giving advice, without asking questions, without trying to come up with answers… Read More ›

• Twitter: Use It or Lose It!

  By lindasnyder on November 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  From Fast Company, November 27, 2019. https://www.fastcompany.com/90437145/5-things-to-know-about-twitters-upcoming-inactive-accounts-cull If, like me, you have Twitter accounts you haven’t used in 6 months or more, you only have a few days left, or that account will go the way of the Easter Bunny…. Read More ›

• MaineCare Provider Enrollment Fee to Increase to $595 on January 1, 2020

  By lindasnyder on November 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Application Fee for 2020 Press Release from Maine DHHS, MaineCare (Medicaid) Services: Effective January 1, 2020 in accordance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) application fee requirements, MaineCare’s provider enrollment application fee will increase to $595 per enrollment… Read More ›

• Light Colored Eyes Increase Alcoholism Risk

  By lindasnyder on November 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Whether alcoholism and other addictions are a choice or a medical disease process is being fiercely debated, including in several social media groups I belong to, such as social work groups, grief groups, and pretty much anywhere the topic could… Read More ›

• HIPAA and Business Associates

  By lindasnyder on November 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a complicated and comprehensive federal law designed to safeguard the privacy of our health records, or what’s called Protected Health Information (PHI). One of those protections is the requirement that any… Read More ›