AUGUSTA — The number of Maine residents enrolled in the new health care marketplace is expected to grow substantially over the next couple of months, the top U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official for New England told Maine lawmakers and industry experts Monday. Christine Hager said that the first part of the open enrollment, […]
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Feds: About 270 Mainers selected health plans
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — About 270 Maine residents successfully signed up for health insurance plans on the troubled federal website in the first month of open enrollment, health officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the highly anticipated enrollment figures for healthcare.gov, which has been plagued with problems and glitches […]
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77,000 Maine health insurance buyers to qualify for tax credit
About 77,000 Maine residents who are uninsured or buy their own health insurance will qualify for tax credits next year to help them afford coverage under Obamacare, according to a new analysis released Tuesday. Those Mainers represent just over 60 percent of the 122,000 residents who could potentially shop for health insurance through new online […]
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The disaster that is HealthCare.gov
President Barack Obama is having a President George W. Bush moment. Or is Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius having a FEMA Director Michael Brown moment? Actually, it’s both. Days after Hurricane Katrina hit the southern United States in 2005, and well after the world was aware of the scope of the storm’s destruction […]
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Medicare benefits could be affected by changing counties
LIVERMORE FALLS — If Livermore Falls voters OK a move from Androscoggin County to Franklin County in the Nov. 5 referendum, the Medicare benefits for some residents could be affected. “I want to make sure the property taxes address my cost in health insurance,” said resident Ron Chadwick. He has heard from other people who […]
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Maine has its share of problems with HealthCare.gov
When Charlene Brousseau first tried a month ago to sign up for health insurance through new online marketplaces, she remained optimistic despite some technical problems. Now, the Manchester woman is thoroughly fed up with the botched rollout of Healthcare .gov, the federal government’s website for the new marketplaces. Over the last few weeks, Brousseau has tried to apply […]
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Obama blames ‘bad apple’ insurers for canceled coverage
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that “bad apple” insurance companies, not his signature healthcare law, are to blame for hundreds of thousands of people losing their coverage in the past few weeks. As administration officials scrambled to fix technical problems on an online insurance marketplace that is central to the success of the Affordable […]
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River Valley residents get info on Obamacare
MEXICO — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition held its monthly networking meeting Wednesday afternoon at the new Med-Care building, where residents heard a presentation on the Affordable Care Act. Jake Grindle, the health marketplace navigator and program specialist for Western Maine Community Action, fielded questions about the act and how it will affect people […]
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Lewiston health insurance co-op wants to add large businesses
LEWISTON — Weeks after it started selling health insurance to individuals and small businesses, Maine Community Health Options wants to add large businesses to the mix. The head of MCHO, a new Lewiston-based health insurance co-op, says it has applied to the Maine Bureau of Insurance for permission to insure groups of more than 50 […]
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RVHCC to host Affordable Care Act speaker at Oct. 30 meeting
MEXICO — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will hold a community networking meeting at noon Wednesday, Oct. 30. It will be held at the new Med-Care Ambulance facility at 290 Highland Terrace, coalition Executive Director Patricia Duguay said in an email. Attendees should bring their own lunch. Health marketplace navigator Jake Grindle, a program […]