‘We’ve received complaints from consumers who purchased plans they thought provided comprehensive coverage, but that actually have very limited benefits,’ says Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa.
Affordable Care Act
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine approves double-digit rate cuts for Affordable Care Act insurance
Insurance providers cited the revival of Maine’s reinsurance program as a reason they can decrease average rates for individual plans in 2021.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Move to repeal Affordable Care Act ‘just inviting chaos,’ Maine leaders say
Should the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the Trump administration’s effort to overturn the law, they say, the consequences would reverberate throughout the health care system.
Posted inNation / World, News
In midst of pandemic, Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end ACA
About 20 million Americans could lose their health care coverage, and protections for people with pre-existing health conditions will be at risk if the court rules for the administration.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Lewiston-based Community Health Options
Community Health Options had sued the federal government for $59 million in subsidies it said it was owed.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democrats submit bill to cut cost of primary and behavioral health care
Under the proposal by Gov. Janet Mills and top Democratic lawmakers, first visits would be free to Mainers with individual or small group Affordable Care Act coverage.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
ACA signups down, but Maine’s uninsured rate should fall with Medicaid expansion
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 17, a total of 62,213 Mainers signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act – down about 13% from a year ago.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine ACA insurer argues for reimbursements before U.S. Supreme Court
Community Health Options claims it is owed nearly $57 million for Affordable Care Act policies, and is the victim of a ‘massive bait-and-switch’ by the government.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine ACA enrollment expected to drop as state continues its Medicaid expansion
Thousands of Mainers who have enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage will be switched to Medicaid in 2020, getting a better health insurance plan in the process.
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Maine nonprofit lands grant to help people enroll in Medicaid
The Maine Health Access Foundation received the $750,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.