Health care
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Health insurance premiums for Maine small businesses to decline slightly in 2023
The Mills administration credits a reform combining individual and small-market plans, but Republicans call the 0.8 percent decrease 'a one-time, election-year minuscule savings.'
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
New insurer in Maine’s ACA marketplace to offer hybrid health insurance
Taro Health will offer direct primary care packaged with conventional health insurance in Cumberland County beginning in 2023, and says it could go statewide in a few years.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand substance use disorder treatment in rural areas
The $1.9 million initiative is aimed at helping behavioral health care providers expand their patient capacity.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
White House puts pause on free at-home COVID tests, bringing access challenges for some
Public health experts say the program's end will make it harder for the uninsured, those who live in remote areas and people with mobility issues.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters that target newest omicron variants
The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt yet another winter surge. They should be available in Maine starting next week.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Death of Texas person could be first fatal monkeypox case in U.S.
The patient, who was not identified, was an adult resident of Harris County who was severely immunocompromised.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
U.S. signs $11 million deal to fund monkeypox vaccines
Monkeypox has quickly spread around the world to infect more than 47,000 people, and about 1.7 million Americans are at high risk of catching it, health officials estimate.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Maine leaders propose reforming medical facility fees after Press Herald report
Senate President Troy Jackson said he will propose a bill this year addressing the often-hidden fees charged by many health care companies.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Insulin cap for Medicare patients signals hope for others
By 2026, the agency will gain the power to start negotiating costs for pharmaceuticals and its beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket prescription costs will be limited to $2,000.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase
The number reverses a month-long trend of rising infections in a possible sign the outbreak may be starting to decline in Europe, according to an report issued by the World Health Organization.
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