The bill would have allowed children younger than 26 to remain on their parents’ health insurance policy even if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act.
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Democrats advance bill to partially fund Medicaid expansion
The $10.4 million funding measure would pay for 103 jobs to administer program benefits at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Legislature votes to spend $6.6 million more a year to help uninsured in opioid struggle
The as-yet-unappropriated funds are intended to ease access to medication-assisted treatment for up to 500 Mainers, but now it’s up to Gov. LePage.
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Sen. Collins says she’s not giving up on fixes for Affordable Care Act
The Maine Republican, however, says she’s not optimistic that such measures will be considered by Congress this year.
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Groups press LePage to file Medicaid expansion plan as time runs out
Advocates for expansion keep pressure on the administration to act as Attorney General Janet Mills announces a $35 million windfall that she says could fund the program through the current two-year budget.
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Studies link legal marijuana with fewer opioid prescriptions
Researchers find that Medicare patients in states with marijuana dispensaries fill prescriptions less often than in other states.
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Soaring premiums send thousands in Maine over a health care cliff
Insurance costs have grown by as much as 110 percent for those who earn too much to receive Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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Ruling that links coffee to cancer isn’t a buzzkill at local java shops
Coffee shop owners and coffee drinkers say they need more evidence that their favorite brew contains a potential human carcinogen.
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Judge orders cancer warning for coffee sold in California
Coffee companies argue that it’s not feasible to remove the carcinogen acrylamide from their product without ruining the flavor. But if the ruling stands, it could impact consumers across the U.S.
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Bill would undo LePage’s minimum age for buying overdose antidote without a prescription
The measure from House Speaker Sara Gideon would allow all Mainers, not just those 21 or older, to obtain naloxone as the state deals with an opioid crisis.