As of late this morning, 36 House Republicans – mainly conservatives – had announced their opposition to the bill, known as the American Health Care Act.
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Maine Voices: Exempt feminine hygiene products from state sales tax. Period.
In Maine and 37 other states, women are being taxed for something they cannot control.
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Trump visits Hill, warns of political costs of rejecting health bill
The president predicts that many House Republicans will lose seats and the party will lose control of the chamber in next year’s election if the bill fails, according to a source who was present in the closed-door meeting.
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Senate Republican holdouts split into rival camps on Obamacare overhaul
Republican leaders face a conundrum: If they move the bill to the right, moderates go running; move it to the left, and conservative opponents dig in.
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Challenge of rural medical care focus of college program in Franklin County
Over spring break, 16 University of New England medical and nursing students spent time learning directly from medical professionals and residents of Franklin County.
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Mainers would pay up to 7 times more in premiums under House Republican ACA replacement bill
Residents ages 55 to 64 would be hit hardest by Congress’ overhaul, and small-town Maine could see premiums jump sevenfold under the House plan.
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MaineGeneral imaging, laboratory services to move from FirstPark to Thayer
Orthopaedic and related X-ray services will remain at 107 FirstPark Drive, but MaineGeneral Health’s imaging and laboratory services are moving to the Thayer Center for Health on North Street in Waterville.
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Sen. Collins says she can’t support House health care plan in current form
The moderate Republican says ‘Older people living in rural America would be really left behind.’
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Woman who adopted plant-based diet, saw MS symptoms fade will speak at nutrition conference
Dr. Saray Stanic will give the keynote address at the annual Maine Nutrition Council conference April 10 in Augusta.
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Citing opioid treatment needs, N.H. governor rejects Republican health care proposal
New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu, a Republican, says that the current Republican health care plan is ‘definitely not a bill I’m signing on to, to be sure.’