But most rate-payers won’t have to deal with the increase because they qualify for tax credits.
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Federal judge in Texas blocks ACA mandate that insurers cover some preventive care
A federal judge in Texas blocked the requirement that most insurers cover some preventive care such as cancer screenings, contraception and HIV prevention treatment.
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Maine’s ACA enrollment declines slightly, but more people have health coverage
The percentage of Mainers without health insurance dropped from 8% in 2019 to 5.7% in 2021, the latest year data was available.
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Health insurance premiums for Maine small businesses to decline slightly in 2023
The Mills administration credits a reform combining individual and small-market plans, but Republicans call the 0.8 percent decrease ‘a one-time, election-year minuscule savings.’
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New insurer in Maine’s ACA marketplace to offer hybrid health insurance
Taro Health will offer direct primary care packaged with conventional health insurance in Cumberland County beginning in 2023, and says it could go statewide in a few years.
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Individuals could see 15 percent rate increase for ACA insurance
A variety of factors are driving Affordable Care Act rate increases in Maine and across the country, including COVID-19, the expiration of tax credits, inflation, and health care workforce shortages.
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66,000 Mainers enroll in first year of state health insurance marketplace
More than 80% of them are receiving financial assistance.
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Commentary: Rare form of slow-moving cancer can hide behind common symptoms
Symptom awareness of carcinoid cancer, my husband’s killer, is the key to earlier diagnoses, which can in turn save lives.
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Maine launching state-run health insurance marketplace for 2022 enrollment
The new website, coverme.gov, replaces healthcare.gov for purchasing insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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Jim Fossel: Democracy demands action from the political center
If moderates from both parties don’t assert themselves, extremists will dominate the debate.