NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled against President Barack Obama’s plan to protect an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally from deportation. In a 2-1 decision Monday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas-based federal judge’s injunction blocking the administration’s immigration initiative. Republicans had […]
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Obama administration defends troubled health care co-ops
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration defended the health care law’s struggling insurance co-ops Tuesday, suggesting to Congress that cutbacks demanded by lawmakers themselves put added pressure on an altruistic alternative to mega-insurers. State regulators have ordered 11 of the 23 nonprofit co-ops shut down over solvency concerns, forcing several hundred thousand customers to seek new […]
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Health insurance open enrollment starts soon
Health insurance open enrollment starts Nov. 1, and Maine’s insurance superintendent is encouraging residents and businesses to look at their insurance needs and options. “Individuals and families who purchase their own health insurance should review their options each year,” Superintendent Eric Cioppa said in a recently released statement. “Changes in household income or size can […]
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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies for 60,000 Mainers
Also on this page: Read the King vs. Burwell decision WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans, including more than 60,000 in Maine. The justices said in a 6-3 ruling Thursday that the […]
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Maine health insurance premiums could rise without ACA subsidies
Monthly premiums would skyrocket nearly 400 percent if Maine consumers who bought health insurance under the Affordable Care Act lose subsidies that help them afford coverage, according to a new report. The Kaiser Family Foundation released the analysisahead of an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling later this month that will determine the fate of the federal subsidies, a […]
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Supreme Court shows deep division over ACA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is sharply divided over the tax subsidies that make insurance affordable for millions of Americans under President Barack Obama’s health overhaul. The justices on Wednesday aggressively questioned the lawyers on both sides of the latest politically charged fight over the Affordable Care Act. Chief Justice John Roberts said almost nothing […]
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Lewiston health insurer enrolls 57,600 residents through health exchange
UPDATED STORY: Lewiston health insurance co-op remains king of the marketplace AUGUSTA — Nearly 80 percent of Maine residents who have signed up for health coverage on the exchange have selected plans with a Lewiston-based nonprofit co-op. Maine Community Health Options CEO Kevin Lewis said Tuesday that 57,600 residents have enrolled with the company through the […]
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Lewiston health insurance co-op remains king of the marketplace
LEWISTON — Over 66,000 Mainers have signed up for health insurance with Maine Community Health Options, an increase of 65 percent for the state’s only health insurance co-op. Of those people, 57,600 got insurance through the federal marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. That means for the second year in […]
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Video: HealthCare.gov gave 800,000 customers wrong tax info
WASHINGTON — In a new setback for the health care law and the people it’s supposed to help, the government said Friday it made a tax-reporting error that’s fouling up the filings of nearly a million Americans. After a successful sign-up season, the latest goof could signal new problems with the complex links between President Barack […]
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Almost 75,000 Mainers enroll in ACA during 2nd period
AUGUSTA — Nearly 75,000 Maine residents signed up for subsidized private insurance on the exchange before Sunday’s deadline. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that 74,792 people in Maine chose a health plan or were automatically re-enrolled in coverage they chose last year by Feb. 15. Nationally, more than 11 million […]