I can’t stop thinking about all of the people in this town, this state and this country who are sick or suddenly find out they are sick. One day, my husband went to the doctor and, after many expensive tests and appointments, found that he had cancer. That was terrible news but, seven months later, […]
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Robert Reed: A different road to take toward health insurance
As a conservative, I am deeply concerned by the continued spending habits at all levels of government, including the large expenditure required for MaineCare programs, and the increasing reliance on government assistance by more people here in Maine. At the same time, I am also a realist who believes in analysis and facts to make […]
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Michael Thibodeau, Garrett Mason: Obamacare rollout doesn’t inspire confidence in Medicaid expansion
Those who liked the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), are going to love the federal government’s offer to Maine to expand its Medicaid welfare program. And if you’ve been paying any attention to the Obamacare launch, there’s not much to like so far. These two topics, Obamacare and Medicaid expansion, have dominated the […]
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C. Therriault: A common sense policy
Last spring Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill to accept federal funding for MaineCare through the Affordable Care Act, denying health care for 70,000 Mainers. Now thousands are falling through the cracks and going without the coverage they need. My son owns his own business and works almost 24/7 to make ends meet. He loves […]
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Dirigo Health to end Dec. 31 without extensions
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Dirigo Health insurance program will end Dec. 31 as planned, after its trustees opted against extending the program to help enrollees transition to new coverage. At a Monday morning meeting, members of Dirigo’s board of trustees decided to forego a one-month extension, a move that was under discussion given the troubled rollout […]
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Froma Harrop: Calm in the health care storm
The bungled launch of the federal health insurance website has unleashed significant disorder — but not everywhere. Life remains calm in many states that set up their own health care exchanges. Some are so confident of the rightness of the health care reforms that they’re rejecting President Obama’s proposal to let people keep their inadequate […]
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Livermore’s health insurance premium increases 4 percent
LIVERMORE — Health insurance premiums for 2014 for town employees are going up but not as much as officials expected. “We received notification last week that our employee health insurance premiums will increase 4 percent effective Jan. 1,” Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Wednesday. “We were prepared for a 10 percent increase.” Ever since the […]
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77,000 Maine health insurance buyers to qualify for tax credit
About 77,000 Maine residents who are uninsured or buy their own health insurance will qualify for tax credits next year to help them afford coverage under Obamacare, according to a new analysis released Tuesday. Those Mainers represent just over 60 percent of the 122,000 residents who could potentially shop for health insurance through new online […]
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Lawrence Lockman: Preserve the safety net for the truly needy
“Health care is a right, not a privilege.” How often have people heard that simplistic slogan fall from the lips of liberal Democrat re-distributionists? Expect to hear it repeated ad nauseam between now and January, when Democrats in the Legislature will renew their push to grant free Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of non-elderly, […]
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Anne Graham: A rallying cry to Maine nurses
As of Jan. 1, 70,000 of our neighbors, friends, relatives, patients and colleagues will have absolutely no health insurance coverage. It could be the high school friend who was laid off during the recession. It could be the family member struggling to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. This is a reality for many […]