One policy analyst says it’s innovative to use Health Savings Accounts to help pay for coverage, but another expert sees serious drawbacks in the Obamacare alternative.
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Posted inNation & World, News
A Q&A on the Patient Freedom Act, the proposed ACA substitute
Many aspects of the plan, including typical premiums and deductibles, remain unclear.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s rural hospitals fear crisis if Obamacare is repealed without comparable replacement
By insuring tens of thousands of their patients, the Affordable Care Act has helped hospitals and clinics to stay open.
Posted inBusiness, News
Interactive maps: ACA enrollment is highest in areas where Mainers work for themselves
Towns with higher self-employment rates – such as coastal fishing communities – tend to have greater rates of enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine fishermen hooked on Obamacare, but now benefits are threatened
Enrollment levels are high in Maine communities where lobstermen tend to live, and many have coverage for the first time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
InterMed won’t take new patients insured by Community Health Options
The Portland-based health care provider cites the insurer’s ‘financial struggles’ and concerns that the co-op won’t be able to pay claims.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Hundreds rally in Portland to support Affordable Care Act
A group of Maine Democrats hosted the gathering on the steps of Portland City Hall, and about 600 people attended.
Posted inNews, Politics
Pence says Trump’s first priority is undoing Affordable Care Act
He tells House Republicans that on Jan. 20 Trump will use his power through executive orders to target the health care law and other policies.
Posted inColumns, Maine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: As Congress alters health care law, coverage of cystic fibrosis patients essential
Some proposed policy reforms would harm a group that desperately needs access to affordable treatment.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers
Enrollment may surpass the 2016 total by 10 percent, even as Donald Trump and Congress prepare their repeal effort.