Maine’s senior U.S. senator also repeats her criticism of President Trump’s comments on the Russia probe.
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Collins slams current Senate bill to repeal and replace Affordable Care Act
She says the Republican proposal would throw millions of people off the health insurance they acquired under Obamacare.
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Anthem defends request for 21% rate hike for Affordable Care Act plans
A shrinking pool of healthy policyholders and political turmoil add up to increased risk, the health insurer tells a state panel.
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Sen. Collins cheered in Maine after stand on health care
One of only a handful of Republican senators who opposed the bill, she marches unbowed in Eastport’s Fourth of July parade.
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Lacking support for health care bill, Senate Republican leaders delay vote
Republican defections, including by Maine Sen. Susan Collins, have built since Congress’ nonpartisan budget referee said the measure would leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026.
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Anthem predicts thousands will drop ACA coverage in Maine
The insurer expects nearly 11 percent of the 80,000 people who are insured on the ACA market will leave, forcing insurers to raise rates.
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Collins still undecided on Senate health care bill
In an appearance on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Maine’s senior senator says she wants to see the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the measure before she makes up her mind.
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Bill Nemitz: Obamacare’s a lifeline for our smallest hospitals
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would be so ill-advised.
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Senate Republicans’ health care plan draws immediate opposition
The measure could come to a vote as soon as next week, but critics set the stage for negotiations before that happens.
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Proposed rule would undercut federal mandate on birth control
It could affect hundreds of thousands of women who receive free contraceptives through the Affordable Care Act.