Maine’s behavioral health crisis comes down to staffing

Maine’s behavioral health crisis comes down to staffing

A lack of providers is driving facility closures. Where does Maine want to spend its money?

Health Human Resources Plan ‘Falls Short’ of True Understanding of Crisis in Health Care says RNU

The new health human resources report released by government last week falls short of a true understanding of the crisis facing the health care system according to the Registered Nurses Union. President Yvette Coffey says the report appears to be based on numbers that date back to the 1990s. She says suggestions that the situation is improving is based on data from 2022 and interpreted through assumptions from the 1990s. She questions whether th…