Financially strapped students can no longer get coverage through the University of Maine, leaving many in the lurch.
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Nearly 60,000 sign up for health insurance via new Maine marketplace
The signups represents an increase from last year, when Maine was still using the federal HealthCare.gov platform
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Commentary: Rare form of slow-moving cancer can hide behind common symptoms
Symptom awareness of carcinoid cancer, my husband’s killer, is the key to earlier diagnoses, which can in turn save lives.
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Most Maine health plans no longer waive patient costs for COVID-19 treatment
Only one major insurer, Community Health Options, is bucking the national trend and waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 patients through the end of the year.
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Controversial new Alzheimer’s drug gives patients in Maine hope
The treatment developed by Biogen could slow its progression, but health professionals and researchers are divided on whether the FDA was right to approve it.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare
The justices left the entire law intact in a ruling handed down Thursday morning.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Waterville residents advocate for emergency insulin program
A 14-year-old boy, his mother and a woman who lost her son to Type 1 diabetes and the high cost of insulin testified before a legislative panel last week at a public hearing in support of LD 673, “An Act to Create the Insulin Safety Net Program.”
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Maine official warns against Affordable Care Act enrollment scams
‘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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
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.
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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.