Maine hospitals would stand to lose more than $3 billion over 10 years, according to our estimate that envisions a nightmare scenario where the Affordable Care Act cuts to hospitals remain but benefits to hospitals are repealed. For this reason, Maine hospitals strongly urge Congress that there should be no ACA repeal unless there is […]
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ACA helps entrepreneurs
I am one of the thousands of young people raised in Maine who left the state after high school to pursue further education and employment opportunities. After nearly 10 years of contributing my energy and education to other communities, I returned to Maine in 2016 to help found a start-up social enterprise dedicated to helping […]
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Work to make ACA better
I believe U.S. Sen. Susan Collins should vote to preserve the integrity of the Affordable Care Act. It has helped a lot of Mainers with their medical expenses. Maine was a pioneer in the insurance field by allowing people with pre-existing conditions to be covered by insurance. The state should continue to be a leader […]
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Hold legislators accountable
As a practicing physician, these are the observations I have on the Affordable Care Act. I now see adult patients who previously never had medical coverage. I treat young adults for injuries because they are able to stay on their parents’ policies to age 26. Some patients who have complicated, expensive medical conditions no longer […]
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Undeserved attacks on the ACA
I am writing on my own behalf, but also the many thousands of Mainers who face losing health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is dismantled. In 2015, my husband retired after a 45-year professional career. I lost his employer-sponsored health insurance coverage but was able to enroll in a marketplace plan with a moderate […]
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ACA has been a life saver
The Affordable Care Act is under attack by Congress — as are other health issues such as Medicare and Medicaid. In this assault, the well-being of more than 70,000 Mainers who have gained health care under the ACA — not to mention the 20 million nationwide — could be wiped out in a single Congressional […]
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Sen. Susan Collins seeks to delay Obamacare’s repeal
Maine’s senior senator joined four Republican colleagues late Monday to hit the brakes on a bid to quickly repeal the Affordable Care Act. In her amendment to the budget reconciliation measure that includes a provision to repeal Obamacare, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins seeks to extend the bill’s timeline to allow GOP leaders to develop an […]
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An appeal to Sen. Collins
Sen. Susan Collins presents herself as an advocate of good government. In 2009, she voted against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) partly because she had problems with how it was enacted. But the policy has worked pretty well. Millions of Americans now have health insurance who didn’t have it before and, according to the Agency […]
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Support single-payer insurance
The Affordable Care Act has been flawed from its very beginning, when it turned over its administration to private insurers. Since then, and more so now, the nation has witnessed a decline in its “affordability” as the immensely profitable health care industry complains that it can’t make enough profit on the policies assigned to it […]
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Mainers to see slight hike in ACA insurance premiums
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine residents who buy Affordable Care Act insurance are going to see modest increases in their premiums. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1Oqtbna) the state’s premiums will stay below the national average and significantly lower than the double-digit increases projected in some cities. The ACA marketplace allows those without insurance to […]