WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is being awarded grant funding to help improve rural healthcare. The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program award, totaling $504,176, will support Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in quality improvement, and establish or expand rural health emergency medical services. The program is funde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is being awarded grant funding to help improve rural healthcare. The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program award, totaling $504,176, will support Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in quality improvement and establish or expand rural health emergency medical services. The program is funde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has signed a lease to reopen the West Paris post office at the site of the former Ledgeview Living Center on 141 Bethel Road. "This is great news for the people of West Paris," Golden said. "With this lease signed, residents and small businesses should feel some certainty that now it's a question of when not if their local bran  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced the passage of a bipartisan resolution to celebrate National Farmers Market Week from August 4 through August 10, 2024. The resolution recognizes the vital role that farmers markets play in bringing communities together, supporting livelihoods, and enriching the lives of millions of Americans, from farmers and food producers to   more