AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — New U.S. Census will provide updates on the number of people lacking health insurance nationally and in Maine. The U.S. Census Bureau is to release its new figures, based on the 2010 census, on Tuesday. Current national figures show the number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 46.3 million […]
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State of Maine ranks 11th on child well-being
AUGUSTA — Maine is doing relatively well on several measures of child well-being, ranking 11th overall among the 50 states, according to data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its 2011 national Kids Count Data Book. However, the state’s rate of infant deaths and low birthweight babies has risen, and the percent of children […]
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Maine’s health insurance panel composed almost entirely of industry members
AUGUSTA, Maine — With one notable exception, a new nine-member committee charged with developing Maine’s federally mandated health insurance exchange is made up almost entirely of health care and insurance insiders. The stand-out appointee is Jamie Bissonnette Lewey of Pembroke, chairwoman of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission. Lewey is a longtime advocate for criminal justice […]
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Maine’s social services praised as far better than New Hampshire’s
DOVER, N.H. — Bree Messier has found everything she needs for her children through Maine’s health care program. The Berwick, Maine, resident moved from Somersworth in 2006 and says she remains in Maine for the health care coverage, with all three of her children currently on MaineCare. Messier has a 13-year-old son, Brandyn, a 10-year-old […]
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Symposium to focus on managing major changes in health care
STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College will offer its fourth annual health care symposium, called “Health Care in the 21st Century: New Challenges, New Opportunities” on July 25-29 at its Sebago Lake campus. Health care experts from across the country will discuss timely issues facing health care professionals at all levels, including administrators, managers and clinicians. […]
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Few Mainers buying new health insurance plan that covers pre-existing conditions
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Barely a dozen Mainers have signed up for an insurance plan that covers pre-existing conditions, which has been available in the state for nearly a year. The Portland Press Herald says only 14 people have subscribed to the plan, which was created by the national Affordable Care Act and is administered […]
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Correction: Ryan a Congressman
In an editorial published Thursday, June 9, on Page A8, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s title was incorrect. It was a reporting error.
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Let’s cut cost of health care, not just benefits
Medicare is unsustainable. That’s not politics, it’s math. Given the current level of benefits and projected increases in the cost of medical care, the program eats up more and more of the federal budget. In 1965, when Medicare was adopted, it was 2.6 percent of federal spending. In just five years, it will be more […]
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Maine Senate rejects cell phone warning bill
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate has rejected a bill calling for cell phone safety notifications, leaving its prospects for passage in doubt. Senators voted 20-13 on Thursday to reject the bill, which comes up a year after Maine lawmakers rejected a different bill requiring warnings about cellular phone use, and days after the […]
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House votes to sustain Maine governor’s 1st veto
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine House has voted to let Gov. Paul LePage’s first veto stand. Representatives voted Thursday to sustain a bill that would have prevented insurance companies from including clauses in their contracts with health care providers requiring the providers to give the insurers the lowest rates providers negotiate with any carrier. […]