Joe Lawlor

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has launched a program integrity audit of Maine's Medicaid program, federal officials confirmed.

A pharmacist gives a patient a flu shot in Miami, Florida on Sept. 9, 2025. (Daniel Kozin/Associated Press)

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Yoni Resnick, the vice president of pharmacy at New England Cancer Specialists, right, and Stephen Rolfe, director of pharmacy operations, open up

The CAR T therapy for certain blood cancers is being brought to Maine.

High demand for services combined with low pay are causing the shortages – and the problem is going to get worse.

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More than 49,000 Medicare Advantage plans are being discontinued in Maine for 2027, according to the state Bureau of Insurance.

The state had recorded 3,976 Lyme disease cases through Oct. 20, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The director of the program under the Maine Department of Labor said he expects the law will improve workforce participation.