Health care
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2017
State approves Maine Medical Center’s plan for $512 million expansion, renovation
The project, the most extensive in the hospital's history, would begin in 2018 and be done in 2022.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2017
ACLU argues MaineCare should pay for abortion coverage
A Superior Court judge hears arguments on whether MaineCare funding for pregnancy services that doesn't also include abortion coverage interferes with a woman's right to choose.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017
Obamacare rates set to rise as Trump’s opposition fuels turmoil
In many states, insurers face a deadline of Wednesday to lock in their rates for next year under the Affordable Care Act, and some are announcing double-digit increases.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017
Maine reverses decision to end tribal public health funding
The funding for a tribal government employee to work on chronic disease prevention was cut off 3 months ago.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017
Anthem leaving Maine’s ACA marketplace, citing uncertainty
The insurer says it will not sell individual plans in 2018 and will reduce off-marketplace health policy options.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2017
Biomarker may help diagnose brain injury in living football players, researchers at BU say
Preliminary studies identify a protein related to inflamation that is found at far higher levels in the brains of former athletes compared with those of non-athletes.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
Sen. Collins’ firm ‘no’ vote likely kills Republican health care bill
She cements her opposition to the Affordable Care Act repeal after the Congressional Budget Office says it would leave millions more uninsured.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017
Senate health care bill adds to dollars for Maine
The revised version sends more funds to states of key holdout Republicans including Maine Sen. Susan Collins.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017
Republican health bill near death as Susan Collins remains unswayed
Vice President Mike Pence applies pressure but the Maine senator reiterates she can't envision voting 'yes' on the latest attempt at Obamacare repeal.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017
Maine man evicted for using pot to calm his seizures now calls hospital home
His family's decision to try marijuana to alleviate seizures got Mark Madore kicked out of his federally funded group home. But the limbo he's in shows a state safety net in need of repair.
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