Two meetings, in Bangor and Portland, will allow residents to ask questions and comment on proposed increases of up to 13.8%.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Trump administration makes another move to undermine Obamacare
It’s ending payments that help certain health insurers avoid losses, which is expected to raise premiums for individuals and small businesses and cost taxpayers.
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Pharmacy middlemen steer some patients to riskier drugs
Critics say the role of medical benefit managers prioritizes profit over safety – and the stakes are particularly high for users of opioid painkillers.
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Lifestyle of mother outweighs other factors in children’s obesity
The findings support the idea that programs need to look beyond the kids themselves.
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HPV test tops Pap smear at detecting precancerous cervical changes, study says
Some experts now expect a push to use only the HPV test for the condition that kills 4,200 annually, but others say dual testing is still best.
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Study adds fresh grounds for drinking coffee, even 8 cups a day
Caffeine fans in Britain were 10-15% less likely to die than abstainers over a decade. It’s not clear why, but it could be the antioxidants.
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As LePage digs in against Medicaid expansion, advocates urge newly eligible Mainers to apply for coverage
A law passed by voters in 2017, which set Monday as the day applications could begin, makes as many as 70,000 more people eligible for state and federally funded health care coverage.
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Expanded Medicaid in limbo on first day that Mainers can apply for it
A continuing court battle causes a delay, but advocates are encouraging low-income people to move forward even though the LePage administration is not ready for a surge in applicants.
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Maine emergency officials agree to share more patient data
A change in state law and the recommendations of physicians have led state EMS officials to expand access to information to assess how patients are being treated.
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LePage plans to veto bills that would raise reimbursement rates for direct care workers
The agencies that employ people who care for adults with intellectual disabilities and the elderly in nursing homes say their workers would make less than the minimum wage if they don’t find a way to make up the difference.