For Mainers Kate Marshall and Jarod Farrar, who have cystic fibrosis, athletics is both a calling and a help.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
White House adviser’s ‘stupidity’ claim fuels move to repeal health care law
Videos show an adviser in the law’s drafting saying “the stupidity of the American voter” helped Democrats pass the Affordable Care Act.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Second chance for Mainers to get health insurance starts Saturday
The federal health insurance marketplace will open to allow consumers to sign up for health coverage for 2015.
Posted inBusiness, Health
Insurance sign-ups slow so far at health reform exchanges for small businesses
Improvements are underway to attract participation in programs that should give workers a lot of coverage options.
Posted inHealth, Maine
5 things Mainers should know about federal health care enrollment
Groups that will help Maine residents sign up for coverage hope to repeat last year’s success.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
South Portland woman with rare immune system disease struggling physically, financially
She endures double nightmares – isolated by multiple allergies, her costly health care falls into a coverage gap that could break her financially.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Insurer reform on doctor reimbursements benefits patient care
Anthem expands to Bangor a payment system adopted by others that encourages preventive measures, team caregiving and efficiency.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Medicare may soon pay for lung cancer scans
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends the test for certain people who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Veterans Affairs reorganization aims to put customer first
VA Secretary Robert McDonald calls the restructuring the largest in the department’s history.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Susan Kimball Reports
Maine mom, daughter take brave action against cancer
After learning that they have a genetic mutation that greatly increases their risk of breast and ovarian cancer, they say radical surgery is ‘just the logical thing to do.’