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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
ACA signups down, but Maine’s uninsured rate should fall with Medicaid expansion
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 17, a total of 62,213 Mainers signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act – down about 13% from a year ago.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Part of Affordable Care Act invalid, court rules, with more review needed
The federal appeals court in New Orleans decides that the law's ‘individual mandate’ is invalid, but the ruling will not immediately affect 'Obamacare.'
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Plan to import cheaper Canadian drugs advances under Trump
The administration unveils a proposed regulation that would allow states to import many brand name drugs from Canada, with federal oversight.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Budget deal puts access to health care above curbing costs
The bipartisan deal just announced in Congress protects access to health care under the Affordable Care Act, but it also ditches one of that law's main cost controls.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Bridgton nurse pairs medicine and music
Sara Kapinos was once a professional violinist. Now she's a nurse whose music helps people as they heal.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Looking for a nursing home? An expert has some advice.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Regulators focus on Lewiston’s Marshwood nursing home as problems mount
Five Maine nursing homes are on a federal list of problem facilities. Four, including Marshwood Center, are owned by the same national company.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
Flu season is here, and it’s coming for your kids
"Flu is here,'' infectious disease official said. "Now is the time to get an immunization if you haven't already.''
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PublishedDecember 12, 2019
House votes to empower Medicare to negotiate drug costs
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill would cap Medicare recipients' out-of-pocket costs for medicines at $2,000 a year, but the measure has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled Senate.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
White House backs bipartisan deal curbing consumer health costs
The legislation aims to curb rising health care costs, including taking steps to limit “surprise” medical bills that can plague patients treated in emergency rooms.
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