S&P reaffirms its BBB rating after Moody’s downgraded it to junk bond status.
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Togus official: Veterans hospital responsible for spike in opioid prescriptions in Kennebec County
Meanwhile, the veterans hospital says it has reduced the number of patients who take high doses of opioid painkillers as part of a national effort to reduce addiction.
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Senate rejects ‘skinny’ repeal of ACA in major setback for Trump
The latest effort fails when Sen. John McCain votes with Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski against the president and Republican leaders.
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Maine DHHS kills funding for school-based student health centers
The program that provides basic medical care to students who lack access to a doctor falls victim to the recent state budget negotiations.
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Regulator denies health co-op’s request to adjust insurance policy offerings
The state rules the ACA insurer’s push to make some of its policies more competitive missed the deadline, so now it hopes Anthem’s cheaper ‘silver’ plans are rejected.
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Senators face legislative kaleidoscope of health-care choices
As the kaleidoscope of options brings about debate and likely amendments, one is a skimpy plan called a ‘skinny repeal.’
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Harvard Pilgrim reduces Maine rate-hike request for 2018
The insurer says it can lower the increase to 29.2% from 39.7% on individual ACA plans, but that’s still well above the requests of its two competitors in the state.
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Former House speaker Boehner predicts Republicans will ‘never’ repeal and replace
He says their best hope is to peel away some tax provisions and regulations and end the insurance mandates.
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Maine Voices: Both political parties to blame for U.S. health care system’s ills
And the irony is, if we ‘let Obamacare fail,’ the federal government will have to step in and fix it.
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Health care uncertainty reigns after another delay
Sen. John McCain’s absence and the lack of new support are the latest setbacks to the Obamacare replacement plan.