As a conservative, I am deeply concerned by the continued spending habits at all levels of government, including the large expenditure required for MaineCare programs, and the increasing reliance on government assistance by more people here in Maine. At the same time, I am also a realist who believes in analysis and facts to make […]
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River Valley fire chiefs say federal insurance mandate doesn’t apply to their departments
RUMFORD — Chiefs of local volunteer fire departments in the River Valley region said they were either unaware of the Affordable Care Act ambiguity that affects volunteer firefighters or not concerned with it. According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), employers with more than 50 full-time employees (or their […]
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Marketing efforts to uninsured youth ramp up
MIAMI (AP) — The so-called “young invincibles” are so important to the success of the Affordable Care Act that supporters and detractors are spending millions to reach them with racy ads, social media campaigns and celebrity endorsements. The president is even (gasp) asking their mothers to help convince them to sign up for insurance. The […]
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Michael Thibodeau, Garrett Mason: Obamacare rollout doesn’t inspire confidence in Medicaid expansion
Those who liked the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), are going to love the federal government’s offer to Maine to expand its Medicaid welfare program. And if you’ve been paying any attention to the Obamacare launch, there’s not much to like so far. These two topics, Obamacare and Medicaid expansion, have dominated the […]
Posted inLetters
EL student: Americans cannot afford ACA
Obamacare is causing a lot more problems than it was intentionally made for. With the government shutdown — which cost Americans $24 billion — job loss and people who are opposed to it, we can’t afford Obamacare. Obama is trying to force every single American citizen to have health insurance. Rich, poor, working and unemployed, […]
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EL student: Party politics hinders government
I believe the rivalry between Democrats and Republicans is getting in the way of important decisions. Take Obamacare, for example. Many Republicans have been saying that it is taking away our rights to not have health insurance. It even got to the point that a stunt to get Obamacare defunded caused the government to be […]
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Rich Lowry: Pajama Boy an expression of the Obama vision
Pajama Boy’s place in Internet infamy was secured as soon as the insufferable man-child was tweeted out by Organizing for America. He is the face of a Web ad that is the latest effort by the Obama team to leverage the holidays for conversation about Obamacare. “Wear pajamas,” the ad reads. “Drink hot chocolate. Talk […]
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Joel Allumbaugh: Website train wreck the least of Obamacare’s flaws
The Obamacare roll-out has clearly been a rough start, but website woes are just the tip of the iceberg. Technical challenges may be the least of the problems Obamacare is causing. The first shock to many has been the realization that if you like your health insurance plan you likely cannot keep it. The reason […]
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Obamacare advisory panel steers clear of advocating for Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — A committee charged with overseeing the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act in Maine shied away Monday from pushing the Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage on the controversial issue of expanding Medicaid eligibility in Maine even though the majority of its members favor it. Though all but one member of the Maine […]
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Obama administration says it’s on track to meet health care website goal, but questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it will meet its self-imposed deadline of fixing the troubled health care website so that 50,000 people can log in at the same time starting late Saturday. Yet questions remain about the stability of the site, the volume of traffic it can handle and the quality of the […]