Consumers weighing costs and benefits of health plans starting this week will decide the controversial reform’s impact.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Adria and Bruce Rusk – married, working full time
A Falmouth couple is thankful for improved coverage even though they won’t be getting any government subsidies.
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Uninsured care about new health plans, not penalty
People in need of health insurance worry more about the costs of the options starting Oct. 1 than the government mandate to sign up.
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LePage: Study backs no broader Medicaid
However, two health care experts say the same study makes the case for expanding the program.
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Nerve, virtue drive cyclist’s commute to Portland
Once inclined to avoid biking in traffic, a reporter finds pluses in pedaling to work from South Portland.
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Rides-for-poor companies get extra scrutiny in Maine
Legislators press for fixes, and DHHS officials question how a phone-in problem was handled.
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Phone calls show MaineCare transport mess persists
With DHHS still evaluating the program after six weeks, the companies hired to coordinate rides say service is better. Yet phone calls placed by Rep. Matthew Peterson suggest otherwise.
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Maine tackles the rising cost of health care
The state, ranked fifth in per-capita health spending, is devising strategies for efficiencies when Obamacare arrives.
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For Maine youths, tobacco is tough buy
A report on attempts to make illegal purchases shows that Maine is one of the two best states in America at thwarting sales to minors.
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LePage apologizes to Republicans for Obama controversy
He says the president doesn’t hate white people, but doesn’t deny making the remark.