A bill proposed following the FDA’s approval of the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill also would apply to other non-prescription contraceptives such as condoms and the morning-after pill.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Loophole leaves Maine patients vulnerable to hefty ambulance fees
Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state’s largest insurance carrier still couldn’t avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Task force begins review of hospital facility fees
The Task Force to Evaluate the Impact of Facility Fees on Patients has only two weeks to complete its work and issue recommendations to the Legislature, which will reconvene Jan. 3.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Why won’t we think of health care as a public good?
Maine’s medical professionals are right: The time for universal health care insurance coverage is now.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine marketplace health insurance rates to rise by nearly 15% in 2024
But most rate-payers won’t have to deal with the increase because they qualify for tax credits.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as ‘suckers’
The new proposed rules aims to close loopholes that allow insurers to offer products that can discriminate based on pre-existing conditions and market to consumers policies that provide little or no coverage.
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Health insurer hack means questions but still few answers for Mainers
A cyberattack discovered in April could affect 79,000 state residents with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care coverage. But there’s little information about the information at risk.
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Mainers’ data may be compromised in ransomware attack on health insurer
Point32Health said in a statement that a ‘cybersecurity ransomware incident’ affecting its Harvard Pilgrim Health Care program was detected April 17.
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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.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Transgender student at University of Maine System alleges discrimination
The student has filed a complaint with the state after gender-affirming surgery was denied coverage under a UMS student health insurance policy.