Medical professionals and recovering addicts show up in Augusta to oppose the replacement plan.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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World Health Organization: Skip the sugar, lose weight
In new guidelines, the Western world is encouraged to slash its sugar intake by two-thirds.
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Posted inHealth, News
Knox County dentist pays nearly $500,000 to settle MaineCare claims
The dentist, Daniel Schecter, billed MaineCare for performing unnecessary patient services and for excessive pain medicine prescriptions, according to a lawsuit against him.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Six key facts about the health care law case
The Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments today over the financial assistance available to help people purchase health insurance.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Oral arguments on Affordable Care Act provide few clues to Supreme Court ruling
Justices Kennedy and Roberts are likely the crucial votes in a case that could end health insurance subsidies in 34 states.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Health care advocates anxious, LePage administration silent as Supreme Court hears challenge to ACA
Oral arguments will lead to a ruling that could halt health insurance subsidies in 34 states, including Maine, and force thousands to drop coverage.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Ambiguity has Obamacare in the balance
Four words in a 906-page law could affect whether millions can be covered under the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
High court prepares to hear landmark ACA challenge
Here are some of the issues behind the challenge to the Affordable Care Act: • What’s the lawsuit all about? The ACA created health insurance marketplaces where people can shop for individual and family coverage. The law directs the federal government to set up exchanges in states that didn’t build their own, which was the […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine parents, doctors digest news that exposure to peanuts may reduce risk of allergies
There’s hope, concern – and guilt that prevention might have been possible.
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Many insured under Affordable Care Act taking a hit at tax time
More than half underestimated their income and got oversized subsidies for 2014, requiring them to repay the money or receive reduced refunds.