Maine Medical Center in Portland will continue to be in Anthem’s coverage network.
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$136 for a $2 bag of saline? Anthem, MaineHealth trade blame in billing disputes
Anthem accuses the hospital network of overbilling and hiding charges; MaineHealth says the insurer is arbitrarily withholding payments.
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Jim Brown says he’d never kneel during anthem
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown has spent much of his post-NFL career fighting for social justice and change. However, the Hall of Fame running back would never kneel during the national anthem. The 82-year-old Brown, who championed civil rights during his playing career and became an activist in retirement, said Tuesday night that he respects […]
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Health insurance providers sign up for 2019
Both of Maine’s providers of Affordable Care Act individual health insurance say they plan to offer coverage again in 2019. Following Anthem’s exit from the ACA marketplace at the end of 2017, only Lewiston-based Community Health Options and Massachusetts-based Harvard Pilgrim Health Care continue to offer ACA-compliant individual health insurance in Maine. Health insurance providers […]
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Anthem to pull out of Maine's health insurance exchange
Health insurer Anthem says it’s leaving Maine’s health insurance exchange next year because of market volatility and uncertainty. The move announced Wednesday means Maine is down to two insurers offering plans on the exchange set up by former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Anthem hinted its possible departure in June filings. Company spokesman Colin […]
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Anthem data breach exposed info for 531,000 Maine residents
Anthem says it has notified 531,000 Maine residents that they were impacted by a massive data breach this year. A spokesman for the company says it learned about the nationwide breach Jan 29 and disclosed Feb. 4. Anthem has been sending letters to current and former Anthem members dating back to 2004. Hackers stole names, […]
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Anthem data breach: Brunswick man files $5 million class action suit
PORTLAND — A Brunswick man on Thursday filed a $5 million class action suit against Anthem Health Plans of Maine, charging that the company failed to adequately protect the personal information of its clients prior to the data breach reported in February. In a complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Portland, attorney Benjamin […]
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Maine health exchange plans consider raising some premiums
Learn About Tableau The two insurers selling plans to Maine consumers under the Affordable Care Act want to raise rates in 2015, but well below the double-digit average hikes cropping up in some other states. The proposed rates offer a tentative first look at how much insurers seek to charge during the second year of Healthcare.gov, […]
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Head of Anthem in Maine talks about health care rollout, but mum on enrollments
BANGOR — The head of Maine health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine said that in spite of the beleaguered launch of the the online marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, the exchange will continue to stabilize, as will prices. Daniel Corcoran, president and general manager of Anthem, delivered the keynote address […]
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Lewiston company draws majority of Mainers signing up on federal health insurance website
LEWISTON — Almost three-quarters of Mainers signing up for insurance on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace are doing so with a Lewiston-based company, Maine Community Health Options. Between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, the HealthCare.gov website hosted 1,747 Mainers who signed up for plans, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Health and […]