The Health and Human Services Committee will consider the nearly $1 million contract for the Alexander Group among other issues involving the state’s health department.

Out of 77 communities where most people work and shop and where most hospitals and colleges are located, 11 are more than 15 miles from the nearest assistance.

The Maine Bureau of Insurance will hold a public informational session on the Affordable Care Act in Bangor on Tuesday.

Nine of 22 hospitals on the Leapfrog Group’s 2013 Top Rural Hospitals list are in Maine.