From Nov. 1 through Dec. 17, a total of 62,213 Mainers signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act – down about 13% from a year ago.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Freeport High School now has 10 confirmed cases of pertussis
School officials hope the district’s winter vacation will break the cycle of cases in the student body.
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Part of Affordable Care Act invalid, court rules, with more review needed
The federal appeals court in New Orleans decides that the law’s ‘individual mandate’ is invalid, but the ruling will not immediately affect ‘Obamacare.’
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Study estimates that half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030
About 24% will have severe obesity, which is ‘poised to become as prevalent as overall obesity was in the 1990s,’ the authors write.
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Plan to import cheaper Canadian drugs advances under Trump
The administration unveils a proposed regulation that would allow states to import many brand name drugs from Canada, with federal oversight.
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Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul
Congress is moving ahead with legislation that would raise the age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.
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Trump administration seeks to boost organs available for transplant
The effort could yield 6,000 more organs annually, health officials said, a step toward reducing the 114,000-person transplant waiting list in the U.S.
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Budget deal puts access to health care above curbing costs
The bipartisan deal just announced in Congress protects access to health care under the Affordable Care Act, but it also ditches one of that law’s main cost controls.
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Regulators focus on Lewiston’s Marshwood nursing home as problems mount
Five Maine nursing homes are on a federal list of problem facilities. Four, including Marshwood Center, are owned by the same national company.
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Mississippi vows further appeal after loss on abortion ban
Mississippi’s outgoing governor says he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the state’s ban on abortion at 15 weeks.