Jeffrey Zients, who has a knack for taming bureaucratic backlogs, has come out of a temporary retirement and quietly dived into his new assignment.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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MaineCare rides contractor understated complaint numbers
But the company says it was not being deceptive when it reported a small fraction of the 3,662 calls in August for erratic service.
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Builders of Obamacare website saw red flags
Insider interviews and a review of technical specifications finds a mind-numbingly complex system put together by harried programmers.
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MaineCare complaint log: Serious consequences for ride glitches
There’s also a discrepancy between the official log, which shows 266 complaints, and the thousands of complaint calls actually made.
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Maine kept in dark on health care sign-up data
U.S. officials won’t provide numbers until November, leaving a state panel unsure if more public-awareness efforts are needed.
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Health-care site problems ‘are being fixed,’ Obama says
The White House also appears to open the door to the possibility that people facing website problems might be exempted from the penalty for remaining uninsured after March 31.
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Interest in heath exchange remains high in Maine
The Obama administration’s top Health and Human Services official for New England briefs lawmakers and health care experts.
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Experts called in to try to fix health care website
President Obama will address the site’s technical problems today.
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Health insurance marketplaces lure fraudsters
Consumers are warned to go only to the official government-run websites and be alert for scams.
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LePage signals interest in Medicaid expansion compromise
Legislators are starting to discuss state-designed alternatives.