Health care
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Many states jump to block Trump’s halt of ACA insurer payments
The enrollment period for the insurance marketplace starts Nov. 1, and the administration's move sends the industry and state attorneys scrambling.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Descendants of woman misused by doctors speak at USM on medical ethics
Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells were taken without her consent and led to many medical advances. A grandson says, 'There was an injustice done in 1951.'
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Trump’s move to stop payments to ACA insurance providers will push premiums higher in Maine
The average premium increase for Affordable Care Act 'silver' plans in 2018 will be nearly 50 percent, the state Bureau of Insurance says.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
New Hampshire doctor, 85, may lose practice because she doesn’t use computer
Anna Konopka of New London doesn't participate in a state-regulated prescription drug monitoring program.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Trump’s executive order could alter Maine insurance market
Some insurers and health care advocates fear the president's plan could lead to rising premiums in Affordable Care Act plans if young people seek out cheaper options, but the impact is hard to predict.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Additional health insurer to sell Maine plans in 2018
UnitedHealthcare of New England will offer large and small group coverage to employers but won't join the ACA individual marketplace.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Trump to end federal subsidies that help low-income consumers buy health insurance
Halting the cost-sharing reduction payments could disrupt the Obamacare marketplaces, and so could an executive order he issued to expand access to skimpier coverage at lower prices.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2017
Portland psychiatrist with history of penalties is suspended over prescription practices
Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros is prohibited from practicing medicine for 30 days and may face additional sanctions in a state medical board proceeding.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2017
Ex-patient cites ‘excruciating’ pain, infection in trial of Lewiston oral surgeon
Jan Kippax faces a civil claim by a Minot man who spent 2 weeks in the hospital after his jaw became infected following tooth extractions.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2017
Gene therapy helps people with inherited blindness
The FDA will consider whether to recommend approval of the treatment, Luxturna, on Thursday.
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