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.
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Maine regulators finalize reduced rates for Affordable Care Act coverage in 2020
Two of Maine’s three Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance providers will lower their average rates for individual plans, while the other will increase its average rates by less than 1 percent.
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Maine insurers lower rate requests for Affordable Care Act coverage
They initially sought modest increases for individual coverage next year, but now 2 of the 3 are requesting decreased rates.
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Maine ACA insurers seek modest rate increases
The three providers of individual insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace request average rate hikes from 1 percent to 8 percent.
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Health care has dominated legislative session
Democrats control the House and Senate and have a governor who’s on their side. Their priority has been health care, both in policy changes and spending priorities
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Donald Trump plans vote on ACA replacement after 2020 election
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled Monday night that he will not press for a vote on a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act until after next year’s elections, apparently heeding warnings from fellow Republicans about the perils of such a fight during campaign season. In a series of late-night tweets, Trump continued to […]
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Trump administration asks court to throw out entire Affordable Care Act
The government is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans to negate the entire law, including its subsidies and popular rules preventing insurers from discriminating against those with pre-existing conditions.
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Collins opposing Trump judicial nominee who argued against Affordable Care Act
The Maine Republican says she couldn’t support the nomination of Chad Readler to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals because he chose not to defend the ACA in a court case.
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ACA enrollment down slightly in Maine and across the nation
More than 71,000 Mainers signed up for the health insurance coverage, about a 5 percent decrease from last year.