More than 80% of them are receiving financial assistance.
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Nearly 60,000 sign up for health insurance via new Maine marketplace
The signups represents an increase from last year, when Maine was still using the federal HealthCare.gov platform
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Greenwood hears about EMS, health insurance, and planning board member
GREENWOOD — Greenwood Town Manager Kim Sparks informed the Greenwood Board of Selectmen on Oct. 20, that anyone who is an EMS provider will need to be vaccinated for COVID-19 no later than October 15. For the two dose regiments, Greenwood is requiring full immunization by October 29 “Albert Curtis III, he’s our contact with […]
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Most Maine health plans no longer waive patient costs for COVID-19 treatment
Only one major insurer, Community Health Options, is bucking the national trend and waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 patients through the end of the year.
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Pandemic, rule change helped swell Medicaid enrollment to a new high
The spike means the size of the public insurance program for low-income Americans now significantly eclipses the nearly 63 million older Americans covered last year through Medicare.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Controversial new Alzheimer’s drug gives patients in Maine hope
The treatment developed by Biogen could slow its progression, but health professionals and researchers are divided on whether the FDA was right to approve it.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare
The justices left the entire law intact in a ruling handed down Thursday morning.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Waterville residents advocate for emergency insulin program
A 14-year-old boy, his mother and a woman who lost her son to Type 1 diabetes and the high cost of insulin testified before a legislative panel last week at a public hearing in support of LD 673, “An Act to Create the Insulin Safety Net Program.”
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Maine official warns against Affordable Care Act enrollment scams
‘We’ve received complaints from consumers who purchased plans they thought provided comprehensive coverage, but that actually have very limited benefits,’ says Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa.
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Fewer Americans had health insurance in 2019 than in 2018, report shows
Nearly 30 million people in the country lacked coverage at some point in 2019, 1 million more than the previous year.