What is this “Affordable Care Act” of which you speak? It’s a controversial 900-plus-page federal law (officially the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that was signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. It makes some sweeping changes to health care, like requiring almost all Americans to have health insurance. Some people say […]
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Affordable Care Act angst? Relax.
The Affordable Care Act. Obamacare. That Thing Making Me Have Health Insurance. Whatever you call it, you probably have questions. We have answers. The Sun Journal and Bangor Daily News are teaming up to help you understand what the ACA will mean for you and your family. The 5-part series will kick off Sunday and […]
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Lewiston Library hosts Affordable Care Act discussion
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library and the Maine chapter of the AARP will host a discussion Sept. 4 on the finer points of the Affordable Care Act. The program, “The Affordable Care Act and You,” will be presented by AARP representative Ellen Harris-Howard at 6 p.m. in the library’s Callahan Hall. Harris-Howard will discuss the […]
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State to hold public comment session on Anthem narrow network plan
The Maine Bureau of Insurance will hold a public comment session Thursday on Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s proposal to move a number of its current individual policyholders into a narrow network plan that strictly limits which hospitals and doctors they can use. In central Maine, Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital, […]
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Anthem’s plan unique in Maine, growing popular elsewhere
Mainers on a new Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance plan won’t be able to go to Rumford or Bridgton hospitals for anything short of an emergency. They won’t be able to see most doctors employed by Central Maine Medical Center. And if they prefer Parkview Adventist Medical Center to Mid Coast Hospital in […]
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Lewiston’s MCHO gets state approval to join health insurance exchange
LEWISTON — Maine Community Health Options has won the state’s approval to post individual and small-group plans to the upcoming Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange. It is now up to the federal government to give its OK. MCHO, based in Lewiston, is the state’s first health insurance co-op — a nonprofit governed for and […]