More than 66,000 children in the state have gone off Medicaid and CHIP since 2011, a 27 percent drop that bucks the national trend, according to federal data.
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Senate health care bill takes short-term approach
The legislation would keep billions of dollars flowing – but for only two years – to health plans seeking help with the expense of millions of lower-income customers.
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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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Sen. Susan Collins criticizes secretive process of Senate health care replacement bill
Maine’s senior senator says she won’t vote for the bill being drafted by her Republican colleagues if it hasn’t been analyzed by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Insurer says lax federal enforcement of ACA mandate fueling jump in individual rates
Community Health Options says the shift by the Trump administration is partly to blame for the nearly 20 percent increase it’s seeking for certain premiums.
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Sen. King asks Maine health insurers to calculate cost of uncertainty
He wants to determine if administrative changes have undermined the Affordable Care Act.
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Poll: More older Americans want Medicare to pay for long-term care
That option appears unlikely, however, under an administration that wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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MaineCare recipients tell DHHS at hearing that payment, work requirements could harm them
The state seeks a federal waiver to charge premiums and require jobs or volunteerism for able-bodied program beneficiaries.
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Maine Voices: It’s time to end the government’s assault on the poor
Making it more difficult for the needy to obtain medical care violates the moral principles at the core of Christianity.
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Here’s what we know about the health care bill
Q&A on what’s in the bill and the impact on Americans if it becomes law.