Since the Affordable Care Act was made law in 2010, the impact it would have on businesses has been debated in Maine and throughout the country. Today, a mere five weeks from the beginning of open enrollment on Oct. 1, the debate is still raging. Much of the attention about the act’s impact on businesses […]
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80 House members: Government shutdown better than ‘Obamacare’
A letter from 80 Republicans asked Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to resist any spending bills that would accommodate the new health care law, which is nearing a critical stage of signing up millions of Americans for health coverage. Because it’s virtually certain that President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Senate would reject such demands, leaders […]
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Anthem’s plan unique in Maine, growing popular elsewhere
Mainers on a new Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance plan won’t be able to go to Rumford or Bridgton hospitals for anything short of an emergency. They won’t be able to see most doctors employed by Central Maine Medical Center. And if they prefer Parkview Adventist Medical Center to Mid Coast Hospital in […]
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Lewiston’s MCHO gets state approval to join health insurance exchange
LEWISTON — Maine Community Health Options has won the state’s approval to post individual and small-group plans to the upcoming Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange. It is now up to the federal government to give its OK. MCHO, based in Lewiston, is the state’s first health insurance co-op — a nonprofit governed for and […]