The measure could come to a vote as soon as next week, but critics set the stage for negotiations before that happens.
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ACA insurance markets holding up – barely – for 2018
Insurers are retreating from some markets or charging a lot more to stay in others.
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Senate health-care draft repeals Obamacare taxes, boosts subsidies
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to introduce the draft to Republican senators Thursday.
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Explainer Podcast: Understanding Medicaid
Portland Press Herald Health and Human Services reporter Joe Lawlor breaks down the complex system and how it works in Maine.
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Pennsylvania jury awards $870,000 to man after surgeon removes wrong testicle
A spokeswoman for J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital confirms the surgeon no longer works there.
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Sen. Susan Collins criticizes secretive process of Senate health care replacement bill
Maine’s senior senator says she won’t vote for the bill being drafted by her Republican colleagues if it hasn’t been analyzed by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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MaineHealth cancer network gets $10 million grant from Harold Alfond Foundation
The five-year grant will speed up delivery of services, including access to clinical trials and locating treatment close to patients.
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Caregivers raise alarm at hearing over proposed changes to Maine’s medical marijuana rules
About 100 people attend the meeting to speak against proposed rules that would tighten the oversight of those who cultivate of medical cannabis.
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While most of U.S. has quit, 40% of poor, uneducated, rural Americans still smoke
Cigarette makers now concentrate their marketing on lower socioeconomic areas.
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Maine lawmakers vote to add 1 key word to widen access to naloxone
The law passed last year unintentionally prevented pharmacists from prescribing the overdose antidote.