PORTLAND (AP) — A new report says the percentage of Maine children without health care coverage grew 50 percent in Maine during a five-year period that coincided with tightened Medicaid eligibility guidelines and the governor’s decision not to expand Medicaid. Neither of those actions by the LePage administration affected coverage for children, but child welfare […]
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Undermanned but active, firefighter crunch spares few
OTISFIELD — The Gore Road Fire Station is an active station, it just isn’t a manned station, according to Fire Chief Kyle Jordan. There simply are not enough firefighters living in that area, he said. John Steede, of Bow Street – that intersects with Gore Road about 500 feet from the fire station – met with the Otisfield Board […]
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Deadline Monday to sign up for health coverage that starts Jan. 1
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine residents that want to get coverage on the federally-run health exchange by the start of the new year are rushing to get signed up. The deadline to sign up on the exchange for coverage that kicks in on Jan. 1 is Monday. Residents can still sign up for coverage until March […]
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Maine marketplace rates exceed national average
AUGUSTA (AP) — The costs of plans being offered on Maine’s health insurance marketplace are among the highest in the country on average before tax credits for lower-income individuals and out-of-pocket costs are factored in, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Maine residents will pay an average of $403 a month for a mid-range […]
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Anthem plan draws praise, criticism
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Healthcare employees, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield leaders and others spent hours Monday trying to sway the head of the Maine Bureau of Insurance. Anthem’s plan to move thousands of individual policyholders into a plan that strictly limits their doctors and hospitals is horrible — or great — depending on […]