More than a year has passed since the federal government welcomed HealthCare.gov into the world. After some sleepless nights during those first tumultuous months, President Barack Obama’s administration saw its newborn health insurance marketplace slowly gain footing. Today, HealthCare.gov is finally walking. But on wobbly legs. And some of the other kids don’t want to […]
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36,000 Mainers sign up for health insurance in first month
During the first month of open enrollment, more than 36,000 Mainers signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. According to a report released Tuesday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, 61 percent of those people re-enrolled in a marketplace plan, while 39 percent used the marketplace at Healthcare.gov […]
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Maine health exchange assisters report smooth process
AUGUSTA — With fewer glitches plaguing the federally run health exchange website, people helping to enroll Maine residents in insurance plans say the process is going more smoothly this time around, and they’re hopeful they will make strides in the next three months in covering the tens of thousands of people in the state who remain […]
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ACA: Maine groups reaching out to uninsured
AUGUSTA — When enrollment in health care exchange reopens Saturday, the Maine groups that will encourage the uninsured to sign up say they have a powerful resource: the voices of the tens of thousands of residents who have already enrolled. The first open sign-up period for the Affordable Care Act brought out those who were […]
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Community Health Options to sell health plans in New Hampshire
LEWISTON — Maine Community Health Options is offering health insurance plans throughout New Hampshire in 2015, expanding ahead of schedule after being approved for a $67 million loan from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The insurance cooperative’s proposed plans have been approved by the New Hampshire Insurance Department and are under review […]
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Lewiston based health insurance cooperative to reach all of N.H.
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Community Health Options is offering health insurance plans throughout New Hampshire in 2015, expanding ahead of schedule after being approved for a $67 million loan from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The insurance cooperative’s proposed plans have been approved by the New Hampshire Insurance Department and are under […]
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When health insurance goes wrong . . . and what you can do about it
But “multi-state” has nothing to do with coverage. It’s a federal designation for plans approved to be sold in several states. “To say it could confuse consumers, I think, is an understatement,” Cioppa said. “Because the ‘multi-state’ plan we have in Maine is Anthem’s narrow-network plan and it does not provide coverage out of state.” […]
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ACA may cut health coverage to 1,200 Maine consumers without proof of legal residency
About 1,200 Maine consumers who signed up for insurance through Healthcare.gov failed to submit proof that they legally reside in the U.S., putting their coverage at risk, the federal Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. The Maine consumers were among 310,000 nationally identified with “inconsistencies” in their applications. U.S. HHS issued final notices […]
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ACA proponent: Ruling ‘nothing to panic about’
News Update: ACA to continue subsidies as courts contradict each other Despite a pair of dueling court rulings Tuesday — one that said people cannot use government tax breaks to buy health insurance through federally run Affordable Care Act marketplaces and one that said they can — proponents of the health care reform law said […]
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ACA to continue subsidies as courts contradict each other
What this means for Maine: ACA proponents say ruling shouldn’t be reason to panic A divided court panel in Washington called into question the subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people pay their premiums, saying financial aid can be paid only in states that have set up their own insurance markets, or exchanges. About […]