Under the proposal by Gov. Janet Mills and top Democratic lawmakers, first visits would be free to Mainers with individual or small group Affordable Care Act coverage.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Flu becomes widespread in Maine
Flu cases accelerated last week and are now being recorded in all 16 Maine counties, with York and Aroostook the hardest hit.
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Study finds no strong sign linking baby powder and cancer
Thousands of lawsuits by women claim asbestos in the talc powder caused their ovarian cancer.
Posted inFood, Health, Nation & World, News
You’ll never guess who helped to fund that controversial ‘keep eating red meat’ study
The Annals of Internal Medicine issued a correction about the researcher’s undisclosed conflict of interest with the meat industry.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Tick-borne illnesses Lyme and anaplasmosis increased in Maine in 2019
Since 2012, the state has had a more-than tenfold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, which has more severe symptoms than Lyme disease.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Exemptions limit benefit of Maine’s new hearing aid law
People whose employers self-insure and those who get their health care coverage through Medicare won’t benefit from the law mandating coverage for hearing aids.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New Maine law requires private insurers to cover cost of hearing aids
The law taking effect New Year’s Day, requiring private health insurance companies and the state’s Medicaid program to cover hearing aids, could benefit the estimated 173,000 Mainers who have hearing impairment.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
America still waiting for Trump’s promised replacement for Obamacare
Meanwhile, skirmishes among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are largely driving the health care debate.
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Maine will consider bill to cap insulin costs for diabetes patients
Many families are shelling out several thousand dollars per year, even though they have health care coverage.
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Gov. Mills urges federal help on climate change for smaller, rural states
In a letter, she asks Congress to focus more on offshore wind, renewable energy and weatherization.