not coincidentally, maine has a high rate of whooping cough cases � 21.1 per 100,000 people in 2015, compared to 10.3 per 100,000 nationwide... a little under 60% of these encounters resulted in hospitalization and of these, about 13% required intensive care..

the senate included a provision similar to cusack's bill in its omnibus health care overhaul legislation passed last november, according to sen...