A Falmouth couple is thankful for improved coverage even though they won’t be getting any government subsidies.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Boehner in hot seat as clock ticks toward shutdown
The U.S. House speaker’s choice – between keeping the government running and continuing to fight the nation’s health-care law – has implications for the 2014 congressional elections.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Obama mocks GOP for ‘crazy’ Obamacare predictions
‘What they’re worried about is it’s going to succeed.’
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Sources: Health law online signup to be delayed for small firms
Instead, a source says, business owners will initially have to mail or fax their information so that they can enroll.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine warns consumers about health care scams
Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa says to be wary of people who claim to be insurance agents and ask for personal or financial information.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Anti-government shutdown bill advances; big fight still looms
The vote comes shortly after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz held the Senate with a 22-hour speech, who hopes to defund Obamacare or shut down the government while trying.
Posted inHealth, News
In 21 hours, Cruz talks health law in Republican terms
By noon Wednesday when the Texas freshman finally sat down, tea party groups supporting him were in full fundraising mode.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Obamacare costlier for Maine than most of U.S.
But premiums in the new marketplace will still be cheaper than comparable plans previously offered here, experts say.
Posted inBusiness, Health
Employers working through health care confusion
Step 1: By Oct. 1, all employers must notify their employees either about their company’s insurance plan or about the new marketplaces that are opening to the uninsured.
Posted inHealth, News
Uninsured care about new health plans, not penalty
People in need of health insurance worry more about the costs of the options starting Oct. 1 than the government mandate to sign up.