The free walk-in assistance event scheduled for Thursday to help people enroll in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace has been rescheduled due to the storm. It will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Help sessions also are being held from 11 […]
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Maine surpasses federal targets for ACA enrollments
AUGUSTA — The federal government says more than 25,000 Maine residents have picked health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, surpassing the target set by President Barack Obama’s administration for the entire enrollment period that ends this month. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that 25,412 Maine residents selected plans […]
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LePage administration continues campaign against Medicaid expansion
Agriculture Commissioner Walter Whitcomb said the state’s natural resource agencies — Agriculture, Conservation, Marine Resources, Environmental Protection, and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife — had lost $13 million in state funding in just five years, a reduction he attributes to regular annual shortfalls in the the Department of Health and Human Services, which administers MaineCare. “We […]
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Organizations deliver petitions supporting Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — The Maine People’s Alliance has delivered more than 7,000 petitions and hundreds of postcards and personal messages urging the state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The petitions collected by MPA and two national organizations were delivered Thursday as lawmakers debate whether to expand Medicaid in the face of a promised […]
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Health official: ACA stresses patient responsibility
LEWISTON — Hospitals are making progress in managing the health of local populations, according to a speaker at Bates College on Thursday. Cindie Rice, Central Maine Medical Center’s community health assessment and wellness manager, said the federal Affordable Care Act has focused attention on making patients take more responsibility for their care. Rice underscored cooperation […]
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Experts advise small business owners in Lewiston on the Affordable Care Act
LEWISTON — Some small business owners may save money for themselves and their employees by limiting the health care benefits they offer to their workers and their families, experts said Tuesday. The reason is that the federal Affordable Care Act and its health care marketplace may offer equal or better coverage for less money than […]
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Lewiston forum discusses ACA for small businesses
LEWISTON (AP) — Small business owners are getting the chance to learn about their options under the federal health care law. Maine Health Access Foundation and the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce are hosting an Affordable Care Act forum on Tuesday at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn Campus. The event designed for businesses for […]
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In wall of GOP Medicaid expansion opposition, a crack appears
AUGUSTA — The House’s top Democrat on Wednesday morning presented what he called a “compromise” bill to expand Medicaid in the state to roughly 70,000 of the poorest Mainers. It’s the first glimpse at what Democrats, who hold a majority in the Legislature, hope will be a bill that can gain enough Republican support to […]
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Head of Anthem in Maine talks about health care rollout, but mum on enrollments
BANGOR — The head of Maine health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine said that in spite of the beleaguered launch of the the online marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, the exchange will continue to stabilize, as will prices. Daniel Corcoran, president and general manager of Anthem, delivered the keynote address […]
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Maine health insurance signups skyrocket
The number of Mainers signing up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act skyrocketed last month, and most are middle-aged or older, according to new federal figures released Monday that for the first time include demographic data key to the law’s insurance overhaul. Since the launch of healthcare.gov on Oct. 1, 2013, through Dec. […]