Health care

Published
November 15, 2013

In Maine, Obamacare shift could affect many

About 15,000 facing canceled or altered policies might be able to keep their plans, but it’s uncertain.
Published
November 14, 2013

In reversal, Obama to allow canceled health plans

He acknowledges that ‘we fumbled the rollout of this health care law’ and pledges to ‘just keep on chipping away at this until the job is done.’
Published
November 13, 2013

Democrats pushing for Obamacare fixes

One concern is that people are losing current insurance policies deemed noncompliant with the law.
Published
November 13, 2013

Maine health care sign-ups slow

Only 271 get through the troubled federal website to select insurance in the first month, and many other states have similar low enrollments.
Published
November 13, 2013

House oversight panel probes health website woes

It was the sixth major congressional hearing since computerized insurance markets went live Oct. 1 and millions of consumers encountered frozen screens.

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Published
November 13, 2013

Sen. King recommends alternative health-care website

While consumers can’t buy coverage on TheHealthSherpa.com, they are directed to private insurance sites where they can enroll.
Published
November 13, 2013

Health-care website problems also affecting Medicaid enrollment

Maine officials say technical glitches with healthcare.gov means they have received no information on applications.
Published
November 12, 2013

Medicaid is health overhaul’s early success story

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 9 million people will gain coverage through expanded Medicaid next year.
Published
November 12, 2013

Maine DHHS could reduce fines for dentists

Dentists complain about large fines by an auditor for minor clerical errors in MaineCare patient cases.
Published
November 10, 2013

Cities deal with frequent 911 callers

They burden the health system and pose a risk for others in emergencies.