‘We’ve received complaints from consumers who purchased plans they thought provided comprehensive coverage, but that actually have very limited benefits,’ says Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa.
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Maine Voices: Maine can make health insurance more affordable
The expiration of a federal tax gives the state an opportunity to claim a source of revenue.
Maine Democratic leaders: Mainers deserve a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights
This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.
Maine Voices: Job-based health insurance no longer meets needs of employers, workers
Publicly funded, privately provided universal care would free businesses, nonprofits, municipalities and government agencies to focus on more important matters.
The Maine Millennial: Zombie virus comes back for young victim
Shingles is a painful condition, but it can be treated – if you have health insurance.
Maine approves double-digit rate cuts for Affordable Care Act insurance
Insurance providers cited the revival of Maine’s reinsurance program as a reason they can decrease average rates for individual plans in 2021.
Maine Voices: What can the U.S. learn from Sweden’s coronavirus response?
Sweden’s much-touted relaxed approach has been enabled by progressive social policies, says a Maine native who now teaches in the Nordic country.
Harvard Pilgrim foundation awards $900,000 in COVID-19 relief grants to Maine nonprofits
The grants support food access and meal delivery, services for older adults and immigrant families, social and community services, and emergency response.
MaineHealth program helps jobless Mainers find health care and insurance
The health care system said it can connect patients with a range of options during the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Maine Affordable Care Act insurer
Community Health Options had sued the federal government for $59 million in subsidies it said it was owed.